Donald Trump announces US has designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard as 'foreign terrorist organisation'

President Donald Trump has announced that the US is designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a "foreign terrorist organisation", in an effort to increase pressure on the country.

Donald Trump announces US has designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard as 'foreign terrorist organisation'
Mon, 08 Apr, 2019 - 17:02

President Donald Trump has announced that the US is designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a "foreign terrorist organisation", in an effort to increase pressure on the country.

It is the first time the US has designated a part of another country as a terrorist organisation.

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