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Iranian leaders on Tuesday said President Donald Trump made a "vicious move" and a "mistake" by labeling one of their elite military units a terrorist organization.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who controls the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps designated by Trump, rejected the move and contended Iran would not cower to U.S. pressure.
“In spite of all the pressure in the past 40 years, Americans have failed to do a damn thing and their vicious move will bear no fruit,” Khamenei said Tuesday, according to Reuters. He also asserted that the designation would backfire on the U.S.
“This mistake will unite Iranians and the Guards will grow more popular in Iran and in the region... America has used terrorists as a tool in the region while the Guards have fought against them from Iraq to Syria,” he said.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/09/iran-military-terrorist-organization-1262749
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