Trump’s IRGC terror designation is great, but it misses something important

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The Trump administration has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity.

“This unprecedented step, led by the Department of State, recognizes the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but that the IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft. The IRGC is the Iranian government’s primary means of directing and implementing its global terrorist campaign,” President Trump explained in a statement.

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