Even countries that acknowledge the IRGC is a terrorist organization are looking away. This evasion has consequences.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military personnel march under Iranian flags in a military parade commemorating the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq War outside the Khomeini Shrine in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2024.
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The takeover of the Iranian government by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is increasingly apparent. How should the United States and other countries react when a terrorist group gains control of a government?
First, that the Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist group is now very widely acknowledged. Not only the United States but also the United Kingdom, Australia, the countries of the European Union, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and many others call the IRGC a terrorist group.
About the Author
Elliott Abrams is a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and served in the Reagan, George W. Bush, and Trump administrations.
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The takeover of the Iranian government by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is increasingly apparent. How should the United States and other countries react when a terrorist group gains control of a government?
First, that the Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist group is now very widely acknowledged. Not only the United States but also the United Kingdom, Australia, the countries of the European Union, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and many others call the IRGC a terrorist group.
About the Author
Elliott Abrams is a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and served in the Reagan, George W. Bush, and Trump administrations.
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