Iran keeping ‘all options’ open if Trump declares Revolutionary Guards to be terrorists
London — Iran told the US on Tuesday that it would keep "all options on table" if President Donald Trump designates its elite Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation. This came hours after the government said Washington itself would be aiding terrorism if it took such an action. US President Donald Trump is expected this week to announce his final decision on how he wants to contain Iran’s regional influence. Trump is also expected to "decertify" a landmark 2015 deal Iran struck with world powers to curb its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of most international sanctions. Trump’s announcement would stop short of pulling out of the agreement, punting that decision to Congress, which would have 60 days to decide whether to reimpose sanctions. He is also expected to designate Iran’s most powerful security force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a terrorist organisation. US sanctions on the Guards could affect conflicts in Iraq and Syria, where Tehran and ...
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