now it's important to note that a number of members of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps were actually key in fighting against the i still terrorists in syria however at this point this organization the islamic revolutionary guard corps of iran that was key in defeating the i still terrorist is now being labeled terrorists by the united states. thanks for outlining that for us let's go to tel aviv now and talk to a middle east correspondent paula i guess there's one happy albeit a bottle of prime minister where you are. this seventy one happy prime minister here the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he's hoping that this comment that comes just hours before polls open here in israel will boost his election chances he has thanked the american president donald trump for these comments. now at the same time the israeli prime minister is facing tough competition not least of all from a former israeli defense forces chief a military man who is also positioned politically on the same to many guns the competition between the two has become quite intense in recent weeks particu

and destruction now it's important to note that fighters from iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps were actually key in defeating the i still terrorists many islamic revolutionary guards of iran actually died in the efforts to defeat the i still terrorists however this organization that was key in defeating the i still dyess terrorist organization and you know made great sacrifices in order to fight against i still has now been labeled itself as terrorists by the us government ok kind of thanks for lining up for us let's go to tel aviv now and talk to a middle east correspondent. i guess there's one happy albeit a bottle of prime minister where you are there's certainly one happy prime minister here the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he's hoping that this comment that comes just hours before polls open here in israel will boost his election chances he has thanked the american president donald trump for these comments thank you my dear friend president trump for your decision to declare iran's revolutionary guards a terrorist organization thank you for responding to anoth

s designating iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps, a foreign terrorist organization, and the u.s. has never used the designation for an entire foreign government entity. iran has threatened to retaliate. secretary pompeo answers questions before turning the news conference over to the u.s. special representative for iran and the state department counterterrorism coordinator. this is about half an hour. secretary pompeo: good morning. i'm here to make an important foreign policy announcement concerning the islamic republic of iran. today, the united states is continuing to build its maximum pressure campaign against the iranian regime. i'm announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps, force, as s k quds a terrorist organization. this designation will take ffect one week from today. this is the first time that the united states has designated a part of another government as an f.t.o. we are doing it because the regime's use makes it different from any other government. this historic step will deny the leading state sponsor the financial means to spread m

i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization accordance with section two nineteen of the immigration and nationality act this designation will take effect one week from today i got more of monday's developments from our correspondents kellam open in new york and in tel aviv. still be the first time that we've seen the u.s. government designate part of another country's government as a terrorist organization now donald trump in the statement he accuses iran of being a state sponsor of terrorism financing promoting terrorism as a tool of state craft and we heard those words echoed by mike pompei o the u.s. secretary of state he said this designation of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as terrorists is intended to send a message to iranian leaders the leaders of iran are record piers not revolutionaries the radio people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders

secretary of state he said this designation of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as terrorists is intended to send a message to iranian leaders the leaders of iran are record piers not revolutionaries the radio people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders. including the mommy's band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regimes behavior we ask that our allies and partners around the world do this thing in response to this designation by the u.s. government the iranian government has now declared the u.s. central command the u.s. military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job he'd zarif the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken out and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu for whom of mum . and nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u.s. forces in the region in fact they seek to drag the us into a quagmire on

terrorism today i am formally announcing my administration's plan to designate iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps the i.r.g.c. including its qods force as a foreign terrorist organization. let's go live to the u.s. now into artie's caleb moore can find out more caleb good to see you could you give us more details please. well this designation will actually be the first time that the u.s. government has maimed and especially named part of a government as a terrorist entity will be designating a century one of the key military organizations in iran as a foreign terrorist organization now the statement from donald trump that basically accuses iran of not only being a state sponsor of terrorism but it says that the islamic revolutionary guard corps actively participates in finances promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft now these accusations were that echoed by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o m and he said that this designation was essentially a message to the iranian government this is mike pompei o. the leaders of iran are record peers not revolutionaries the iranian people deserve better

now it's important to note that fighters from iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps were actually key in defeating the i still terrorists many islamic revolutionary guards of iran actually died in the efforts to defeat the eisel terrorists however this organization that was key in defeating the i you still die a terrorist organization and you know made great sacrifices in order to fight against i still has now been labeled itself as terrorists by the u.s. government. thanks very much for that let's bring in our middle east correspondent paula no doubt a bit of comfort for the israeli prime minister given that he's up against it from tuesday's election the house is going down in tel aviv. well certainly the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is very pleased by this announcement by the american president coming as you say just hours before israelis head to the polls and so it's been viewed as another feather in the cap for netanyahu and another election campaign boost that he can present his photo as he personally thanked trump for the announcement. thank you my dear friend pr

iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps i r g c one hundred twenty five thousand troops strong is joining sixty seven others on the u.s. says foreign terrorist organization list the secretary of state says the i.r.g.c. is a fundamental threat to u.s. national security the masquerade as a legitimate military organization but none of us should be formed. it regularly violates the laws of armed conflict it plans organize and executes terror campaigns all around the world the i.r.g.c. is already a specially designated global terrorist organization but this is the first time the us has put a government agency on its foreign terrorist organization list the top administration says the i.r.g.c. actively destabilizes other middle eastern countries from supporting the syrian government in its civil war to helping hezbollah undermine lebanon's government to sending advisors guns and money to who the fighters in yemen the question for the trumpet ministration why do this now we're taking an entirely new approach to this of significant sort of sustained maximum economic pressure to deny the i.r.g.c. a

while the islamic revolutionary guard corps is the most powerful of iran's armed forces the elite wing was founded in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine to protect the leadership following. the revolution which deposed the shah the size of the force is thought to be around one hundred fifty thousand ground naval and air force personnel as well as enforcing political power girl commanders have major business interests and control iran's ballistic missile program the u.s. accuses them of financing and training armed groups like hezbollah which is based in lebanon. thank you it was all right let's introduce our guests now joining us from the iranian capital tehran is mohammad marandi dean of faculty of world studies at the university there trita parsi is a professor at georgetown university and he's joining us from washington d.c. and in london we have elie getter meyer deputy director of the middle east and north africa program and senior policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations trita can i start with you in the u.s. because i'm wondering if you can explain for for

peace and you can't have stability and security in the middle east without weakening the islamic revolutionary guard corps and that is what our sanctions are aimed at doing. we are confident, this increased pressure will save american lives and create more stability, more peace and security throughout the middle east. >> bret: you know the iraqi forces, the militias are tight with the iraqi army. u.s. troops obviously work with both of them frankly. how will they distinguish and will this become a complicated problem? >> it was a complicated problem one obama entered that disaster is deal. we had a long conversation when i was the director of the cia, it was complicated long before this morning. what we are trying to do is reduce the complexity and takedown this malign activity that the clerical crypto grants are engaged in to change their behavior in such a fundamental way and we can be safe all across the world uncertainly and iraq and the middle east. >> the head of the irg c, he has by all accounts a bad character and has led all kinds of attacks. are you saying that he now is equated to let's say the

well we have yet to see how the designation of the islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization by the united states will play out in the long run experts here into her and do you see this as an incremental step yet another incremental step in american efforts to push for regime change in iran that's been the stated policy of the white house of u.s. president donald trump and many experts here see this as albeit a symbolic gesture since iran is already struggling with so many sanctions we see this is an important incremental step in that stated u.s. policy but experts here also say that donald trump has done the i.r.g.c. a favor and this is something that is likely to help them gain support domestically and we are seeing a senior leaders of the government have closed ranks behind the r.g.c. with with with public displays of support and with condemnation for this u.s. move we saw it play out in parliament on tuesday when lawmakers proposed a bill to carry out ressa procul steps against the united states as well as continue to strengthen support for the i.r.g.c. even more and in a

while the islamic revolutionary guard corps is the most powerful of iran's armed forces the elite wing this founded in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine to protect the leadership following the. lucian which deposed the shah the size of the force is thought to be around one hundred fifty thousand ground naval and air force personnel as well as enforcing political power girl commanders have major business interests and control iran's ballistic missile program the u.s. accuses them of financing and training armed groups like hezbollah which is based in lebanon. thank. our allies introduce our guests now joining us from the iranian capital tehran is mohammad marandi dean of faculty of world studies at the university there trita parsi is a professor at georgetown university and he's joining us from washington d.c. and in london we have elie getter meyer deputy director of the middle east and north africa program and senior policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations trita can i start with you in the u.s. because i'm wondering if you can explain for for us exactly what th

i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps a terrorist organizationn accordance with section 219 of the immigration and nationality act. this designation takes effect one week from today. the is the first time united states has designated a part of another government as an nto. their use of terrorism as a tool of statecraft makes it fundamentally different from any other governments. this historic step will this deprived the number one state sponsor of terror the ability to spread misery and death around the world. businesses and banks around the world now have a clear duty to companies with international transactions are not connected to them in any material way. it gives the u.s. government additional tools to counter iranian backed terrorism. this designation is a response to an outlaw regime that should surprise no one. than 970 on the more iranian individuals that the trump administration has already sanctioned. the islamic republic's revolutionary guard created and supported other terrorist groups. a legitimatede as military organization but non

i'm announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps, including itskuds force, such as organization in accordance with section 219. this designation will take effect one week from today. this is the first time the united states has designated a part of another government as an fdl. we're doing it because the iranian regime's use terrorism as a tool of statecraft makes a phenomenally different from any other government. this historic step will define the leading state sponsor of terror, the financial means to spread misery and death around the world. amy: the s step is the latest in the white house's efforts to isolate iran after the u.s. withdrew from the landmark iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on the country last year, despite widespread international condemnation. "the new york times" reports the trump administration timed the announcement in an attempt to give a last-minute boost to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu ahead of today's elections in israel. netanyahu thanked trump on twitter for taking the action against the islamic revolution

i'm announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps, including its quds force, as a foreign terrorist organization. according to the nationality act, this designation will take effect one week from today. this is the first time that the united states has designated a part of another government as an f.t.o. we are doing it because the -- reigningining regime's use makes it different from any other government. this historic step will deny the leading state sponsor the financial means to spread misery and death around the world. businesses and banks around the world now have a clear duty to ensure that companies with which they conduct financial transactions are not connected to the irgc in any material way. it gives the u.s. government additional tools to counter iranian-backed terrorism. this designation is a direct response to an outlaw regime and should surprise no one and it builds on the more than 970 iranian individuals and entities that the trump administration has already sanctioned. for 40 years, the islamic republic revolutionary guard corps has activel

while the islamic revolutionary guard corps is the most powerful of iran's armed forces the elite wing was founded in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine to protect the leadership following the red. solution which depends the shah the size of the force is thought to be around one hundred fifty thousand ground naval and air force personnel as well as enforcing political power girl commanders have major business interests and control iran's ballistic missile program the u.s. accuses them of financing and training armed groups like hezbollah which is based in lebanon thank you it was all right as introduce our guests now joining us from the iranian capital tehran is mohammad marandi dean of faculty of world studies at the university there trita parsi is a professor at georgetown university and he's joining us from washington d.c. and in london we have elie get a meyer deputy director of the middle east and north africa program and senior policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations trita can i start with you in the u.s. because i'm wondering if you can explain for for us

what we have yet to see how the designation of the islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization by the united states will play out in the long run experts here into her own do you see this as an incremental step yet another incremental step in american efforts to push for regime change in iran that's been the stated policy of the white house of u.s. president donald trump and many experts here see this as a symbolic gesture since iran is already struggling with so many sanctions you see this is an important incremental step in that stated u.s. policy but experts here also say that donald trump has done the i.r.g.c. a favor and this is something that is likely to help them gain support domestically and we are seeing senior leaders of the government have closed ranks behind the r.g.c. with with with public displays of support and with condemnation for this u.s. move we saw it play out in parliament on tuesday when lawmakers proposed a bill to carry out ressa procul steps against the united states as well as continue to strengthen support for the i.r.g.c. even more and in a show of

is prepared to designate iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terror organization this according to the reuters news agency if confirmed it will be the first time washington will have formally labeled another country's military a terrorist group you're up to date we've all of our top stories this hour that's it for myself in the team here in london coming up next on al-jazeera it's counting the costs. al jazeera. where ever you are. hello i'm adrian figure this is counting the cost of al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week a war economy a divided nation two central banks debt piling up libya's wealth has pitted the east against the west. also this week our conflict with russian backed fighters has hurt ukraine's most important economic reach plus we find out why one of india's most trusted economists has cast doubt on the nation's economic growth. almost eight years after the fall of want to get off his regime in libya the country is deeply divided between east and west a war economy has enriched armed groups at a battle to control the countr

revolutionary guards to its so-called terrorist list . to take action against u.s. forces in the region the reports from tehran. the u.s. decision to label the islamic revolutionary guard corps one of iran's most powerful military institutions as terrorists may backfire since the announcement from president donald trump's administration iran's leaders have been closing ranks behind the i.r.g.c. . u.s. officials wish really plot against the revolutionary guard but it won't get them anywhere their vice and the seat will return like a boomerang on them leaving the enemies of the islamic republic such as trump and those around him and the u.s. government to go down the drain iran's president hassan rouhani said the revolutionary guard was at the forefront of combating terrorism in the region and he even accused the united states of being the mastermind behind. the group is also known knows i'm already cause to this day america is not ready to fight against the diet it gives free to the leaders of and to this day it refuses to share information with countries about the whereabouts of. america is intent on using terrorist groups as tools against countries in the middle east. in pa

well we have yet to see how the designation of the islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization by the united states will play out in the long run experts here into her and do see this as an incremental step yet another incremental step in american efforts to push for regime change in iran that's been the stated policy of the white house of u.s. president donald trump and many experts here see this as a symbolic gesture since iran is already struggling with so many sanctions you see this is an important incremental step in that stated u.s. policy but experts here also say that donald trump has done the i.r.g.c. a favor and this is something that is likely to help them gain support domestically and we are seeing senior leaders of the government have closed ranks behind the r.g.c. with with with public displays of support and with condemnation for this u.s. move we saw it play out in parliament on tuesday when lawmakers proposed a bill to carry out ressa procul steps against the united states as well as continue to strengthen support for the i.r.g.c. even more and in a show of pub

the united states designated their islamic revolutionary guard corps as a foreign terrorist organization. >> they are a legitimate military organization. >> this is the first time the u.s. has designated a part of a government as a foreign terrorist organization and it allows the administration to criminally charge though supporting them. the irg c has a force of 100,000, an army navy and air force. it administers the lipstick missile program, manages businesses and organizes militant groups across the middle east. multiple u.s. defense officials tells fox news some senior pentagon leaders are an easy over concerns with putting american forces and the region at risk. iran classified the command as a supporter of terrorism. administration officials say attacking the financing safeguards american forces. >> the biggest danger is the expansion of the revolutionary guard across the middle east. >> officials say they are watching increased fighting in libya. the u.s. military announced it had pulled all of its troops outside of libya is forces allied to the commander attempt to take tripoli f

i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section two nineteen of the immigration and nationality act just as a nation will take effect one week from today this is the first time that the united states is judged needed a part of another government as an f.t.l. we're doing it because the iranian regime use of terrorism as a tool of statecraft makes it fundamentally different from any other government this is stored step of read the world's leading state sponsor of terror the financial means to spread misery and death around the world roslyn jordan is at the state department where pompei or made the announcements will go to her in just a moment first over to our white house correspondent kimberly halkett and i suppose this is part of the trumpet ministrations policy kimberly to exert what it calls maximum pressure on iran. yeah this is essentially an expansion in the scale and scope of that so-called maximum pressure campaign campaign that when the united states pulled out

revolutionary guard as a foreign terrorist organization. as nick schifrin reports, it's one more step in the trump administration's ongoing p aressure campaigninst the islamic republic. >> schifrin: the islamic revolutionary guard corpsiran's most elite and inflntial military force. it describes itself as the cu istodian of tamic revolution, and has strong connections with iran's regime. and today the u.s.id something it's never done before: designate the i.r.g.c., an entity of another government, a terrorist organization. >> we're doing it because the iranian regime's use of terrorism as a tool of statecraft makes it fundamentally different from any other gornment. this historic step will deprive the world'leading state sponsor of terror the financial means to spread misery and death around the world. >> schifrin: the u.s. accc.es the i.r.g. and its quds force of supporting iranian proxies such as hbollah, that have launched terrorist attacks across the region, overseeing iran's ballistic missile program, the largest in the region, and supporting groups at the height of the iraq war that killed more than 600 u.s. troops. but the i.r.g.c. is already one of t world's most heavily sanctioned entities. the i.r.g.c. is i

members of the islamic revolutionary guard corps hand in hand with the regular army. they hand out ration cards clear debris even wash windows. no one was authorized to speak on camera but one soldier says it can be thankless work the need is great and no matter how much they help he says it doesn't seem to be enough. we're modern structures were torn down the river spared monuments of the past. for many people the flood has been the worst experience of their lives and as they prepare for the possibility of more rain in this ancient place there are signs that life moves on the same bus robbi old a zero pulled in lauriston province iran. coral in a remote area of australia's great barrier reef are showing signs of recovery after cyclons and heat waves which devastated the ecosystem but scientists a warning that if higher sea temperatures than midget anymore any species of marine life that penguin it will be destroyed the reef is six hundred thousand years old but has faced its most rapid temperature change during the past century. it was a dead zone it was just like de

members of the islamic revolutionary guard corps hand in hand with regular army. they hand out ration cards clear debris even wash windows. no one was authorized to speak on camera but one soldier says it can be thankless work the need is great and no matter how much they help he says it doesn't seem to be enough. where modern structures were torn down the river spared monuments of the past. for many people the flood has been the worst experience of their lives and as they prepare for the possibility of more rain in this ancient place there are signs that life moves on. in lauriston province iran. of the far and not saddam cathedral in paris has raised questions about the safety of renovation projects in istanbul which is home to countless architectural treasures there are fears that some of those works could be put in historic buildings a risk need baka reports. turkey's cultural capital is built on the lehrer of history. istanbul is a modern city that in some places literally weaves through the foundations of the past. the balance aqueduct was built by the roman

members of the islamic revolutionary guard corps hand in hand with regular. they hand out ration cards clear debris even wash windows. no one was authorized to speak on camera but one soldier says it can be thankless work the need is great and no matter how much they help he says it doesn't seem to be enough. where modern structures were torn down the river spared monuments of the past. for many people the flood has been the worst experience of their lives and as they prepare for the possibility of more rain in this ancient place there are signs that life moves on. in lauriston province iran. corals in a remote area of australia's great barrier reef showing signs of recovery. and heat waves devastated their ecosystem but scientists are warning if temperatures cause any further damage many species of marine life will be destroyed the great barrier reef is six hundred thousand. and questions about the safety of renovation projects in istanbul for example which is home to countless. there are some of those words could be putting historic buildings at risk. turke

is used to export terrorism by iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps which president trump formally designated as a foreign terrorist organization on monday. this is the company that nicolas maduro keeps. and these nations continue to prop him up even as he inflict suffering on the venezuelan people. just two months ago the dictator in caracas actually danced. while his own citizens were shop and truckloads of desperately needed food and medicine byrne. unlike nations that are subsidizing the dictator in caracas under the leadership of president donald trump the united states has been standing with the people of venezuela. and we are committed to helping. the families and communities that have been devastated by the madeira regime. at this point the united states has sanctioned more than one hundred fifty government officials and organizations loyal to the dictator we sanctioned state owned businesses to prevent the madeira regime from robbing the people of what is rightfully theirs. and as president trump has said we can be a lot tougher. in addition. the united states has position

i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization this designation will take effect one week from today in response to this designation by the us government the iranian government has now declared the us central command in the u.s. military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job he'd zarif the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken up and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu for whom of. nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u.s. forces in the region in fact they seek to drag the us into a quagmire on its behalf. should my bets have been to be conned into one of the us disaster the troubled ministration has particularly distinguished itself by escalating into rhetoric against the islamic republic of iran distinguishing itself from the obama administration that presided over the p five plus one nuclear negotiations but the trump administration has escalated u.s. sanctions and hostility toward the is

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i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization accordance with section two nineteen of the immigration and nationality act just as a nation will take effect one week from today. to discuss this further we're now joined by political communications professor fellow it is already from tehran university welcome to the program now it seems this move has been planned for some time do you think this is good timing from donald trump. i think it's good to have a baby in. his election. any more sanctions. g c g c has been under sanctions for many years the timing i think has a lot to do with. what he wants to do with regard to having an interfering basically in. elections he has been taking a step in this regard with regard to with regard to moving the embassy and now this is the last step it's not going to be. you know and it's basically a propaganda tool. so putting psychological pressure on iran without any real effects on what. is moved it is totally unprecedented isn't it is the first time the us has

i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section two nineteen of the immigration and nationality act as a nation will take effect one week from today this is the first time that the united states has just made it a part of another government as an f.d.r. we're doing it because the regime's use of terrorism as a tool of statecraft makes it fundamentally different from any other government. the historic step of read the world's leading state sponsor of terror the financial means to spread misery and death around the world. is the editor in chief of the forest news agency in tehran who says the move increases the chances for a conflict in the region this move is that kind of a game changer but not in the way that that is desired by the tribe administration you know iran and the u.s. have been arch post. current state status of a verse that has been in limbo somehow between these two arch foes will you know turn. spiral out of control as a result of this smallest mistakes yo

president donald trump has designated iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization accusing it of financing and promoting terrorism in the region on sunday iran's foreign minister mohammed jabot zarif seemed to anticipate the designation saying in a tweet their president should know better than to be conned into another u.s. disaster we will have more on this story throughout the day well here on r.t. we love to hear your thoughts on all of our stories though do get in touch by following us on social media and leaving your comments that and join us again at the top of the out for the latest. breaks it down. this is huge huge for the first one to. produce conformal from one hundred pounds. that's awesome to use for a dorm to craft. beer for his national guard. at the base. of the year. it's on wolf blitzer from the school's missing. school board of his critics going up to the school as a. because the. machine into a wife will be smeared. all over the city and you know the nuisance. to follow someone known to be near because of the old style if you go to a city to. jo

decision to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist group in a letter to the united nations its foreign minister said the move could have dangerous consequences. the reports in the capital tehran. was flag burning in death chants a usual friday protest in to her but this time one name featured more prominently than usual. it would have seemed impossible but attacking the islamist revolutionary guard corps one of iran's most important institutions has made u.s. president donald trump even more unpopular just days after the u.s. decision to designate the entire i.r.g.c. as a foreign terrorist organization thousands of iranians came out to support their troops supposedly have the i.r.g.c. is the core of the country of course our army is good to the i.r.g.c. is more popular at the base had he handed i've something to tell trump in his administration you have designated the i.r.g.c. a terrorist group but soon you will change the white house to a mosque in iran's leaders have said the latest move is another attempt to divide iranians trump has often said the revolutionary