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Iranian parliament designates Pentagon and US military as terrorist organizations in unanimous vote

By Zach Halaschak
Published January 7, 2020 2:57pm ET
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Iranian parliament designates Pentagon and US military as terrorist organizations in unanimous vote
Iranian lawmakers chant slogans including “Death to America” and “No compromise! No surrender! Revenge! Revenge!” as some of them hold posters of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack on Friday, in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Iran's parliament has passed an urgent bill declaring the U.S. military's command at the Pentagon in Washington and those acting on its behalf “terrorists," subject to Iranian sanctions. The U.S. Defense Department used the Guard’s designation as a terror organization in the U.S. to support the strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, a top guard commander. | (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian lawmakers voted to designate the Pentagon and the entire U.S. military as terrorist organizations.

The Tuesday vote comes less than a week after the United States conducted a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. The legislation was unanimously approved by 223 members of Parliament.

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