US Set To Designate Iran's Military Branch A Terrorist Organization

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 01:10 PM ET

Associated Press:

The Bush administration is moving toward blacklisting Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a "terrorist" organization, subjecting at least part of the entity to financial sanctions in a new move against the Islamic republic, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

A decision has been made in principle to name elements of the corps a "specially designated global terrorist" group, but internal discussions continue over whether it should cover the entire unit or only its main military wing, the Al-Quds force, the official said.

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