Taking Iran’s Revolutionary Guard off the terror list would be a historic mistake

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Upon taking over as secretary of state, one of the first moves Antony Blinken made was to revoke the Houthi’s terror designation. In the wake of their delisting, the Houthis embarrassed Blinken by ratcheting up their attacks on both Saudi and Emirati civilian infrastructure.

Blinken, it seems, has not learned the lesson. Reports from Vienna suggest a renewed Iran nuclear deal is close. Leaks suggest that the United States is prepared to reverse all Trump-era sanctions.

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