Washington 0
9 April 2019

In an interview, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, maintained that the U.S. designation of the IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) "will not impede our diplomacy in any way. In the past, we've designated the Taliban, Hizbollah, Hamas... and that has not impeded our diplomacy". He added that "we think this decision helps to build deterrents against the Revolutionary Guard's aggression against troops and our partners and allies in the region". 

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