now it's important to note that a number of members of iran's revolutionary guard corps have actually died in the fight against the i still terrorist organization in syria so it's important to note at this point an organization that was very key in the fight against the ice still terrorist menace at this point that organization has been designated itself as terrorist by the u.s. state department. kenneth thanks for bringing us up to speed on the latest on the nazis caleb maupin speaking to us live from new york now let's bring in a gas and it's going on this side of the stuff the host chesham now welcome to the program great to have you with us now it does seem that this move has been planned for some time so what do you make of the timing of donald trump's declaration. hello and thanks for having me well you know the i.r.g.c. has been a main party income batting terrorist groups and i elating them in the region now any move against the i.r.g.c. would mean reinvigorating terrorist groups like al and i so or and now that the iraq upon the human is thinking of expelling a u.s. army troo

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

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

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

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 as a nation will take effect one week from today earlier my colleague colin bray discussed these developments with our correspondents in new york and paula sleeper in tel aviv. this will 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

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 his 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 us central command and 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 its be

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

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 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

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 designated a part of another government as an f.t.l. we're doing it because the iranian regime's 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 frozen jordan is standing by the state department where pompei all made that announcement will go to her in just a moment for us over it for a white house correspondent kimberly halkett and kimberly this was expected yet it's still an unprecedented move. yeah the white house is defending it not only do they hold a background briefing with reporters on this but also sending out a statement essentially making the argument that this designation co

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

does ignatz iran's revolutionary guard corps a terrorist organization iran responds in kind towards us armed forces. who want to know the zero life from the headquarters and. also ahead forces loyal to war telling us about launching airstrikes at tripoli's only operational airport as the battle for control of the libyan capital intensifies antigovernment protesters and so done calling the army to hold talks on a transitional government to replace president on martin bashir. also the face of iraq's new unemployment problem we need a political science graduate selling in baghdad's traffic. hello iran has designated the u.s. military central command as a terrorist organization shortly after a similar announcement from washington on iran's revolutionary guard it's the first time the u.s. has formally labeled part of another country's armed forces as a terrorist group the trumpet ministration says iran's elite force actively participates in finances and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft today the united states is continuing to build its maximum pressure campaign against the iranian

i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization just as the nation will take effect one week from today in response to this designation by the u.s. 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 out and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu who have lung. disease 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 into 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 trumpet ministration has escalated u.s. sanctions and hostility

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 guard has a track record of selling violence in the middle east and suppressing its own people but it stage managed events like this there are no counter protests no alternate narratives the i.r.g.c. is far too strong to criticize opened up close but the fervor in this crowd can be taken as a fair measure of the national support the group enj

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 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

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

the administration designated iran's revolutionary guards corps a terrorist organization.me what precisely this decision means. my understanding is this is the first of its kind. ? mr. hook: this is the first time the united states has sanctioned an arm of another government for terrorism. the iranian revolutionary guard corps is essentially responsible for exporting revolution. they've done that throughout the middle east. when you look at what is destabilizing the middle east whether in lebanon, iraq, syria, bahrain, the irgc is behind it. 603 american soldiers were killed in iraq by the irgc. you've got many other soldiers killed in lebanon and other places. we thought this was a long-overdue decision. >> the secretaries tweet, you are telling me, had an enormous amount of exposure. mr. hook: this was historic to take this sort of step. the way we look at it is that it is impossible to have a more peaceful and stable middle east without weakening the revolutionary guard and the iranian regime. >> in the last several months since the u.s. has withdrawn than 1000cpoa, mor

. >> for 40 years the islamic republic's revolutionary guard corps has actively engaged in errorism andated, supported and directed other terrorist groups. the i.r.g.c. masquerades as a legitimate military organization, but none of us should be fooled. >> woodruff: the classification cludes u.s. sanctions that will take effect in one week. in turn, iran's security council today put u.s. forces on iran's list of terrorist groups. we'll take hea deeper look at significance of today's move later in the program. three u.s. service members and an amerin contractor died today in afghanistan. pentagon officials said they nere killed by an improvised explosive devic bagram air base, north of kabul. three other u. service members were wounded. the taliban claimed responsibility. activists in sudan say attempts by security forces to quash a sit-in protest set off widespread violence today. protesters wereng deman president omar al-bashir step down. soldier was killed trying to protect them. it happened in khartoum, where at least six people have died in clashes since saturday. online video from t

said the us wanted to exert maximum pressure on iran for forty years the islamic republic's revolutionary guard corps has actively engaged in terrorism and created supported and directed other terrorist groups the r.g.c. masquerade as a legitimate military organization but none of us should be fooled it regularly violates the laws of armed conflict it plans organize and execute terror campaigns all around the world that was mike pump a u.s. secretary of state speaking earlier today to israel now a day before the country's general election prime minister benjamin netanyahu he has made a controversial last minute campaign promise he says he will annex jewish settlements in the occupied west bank if he's reelected and he's facing a stiff challenge from a former general the centrist benny gantz with a tight race ahead our middle east correspondent tanya kramer said mrs report on what voters are saying on the eve of the election. benyamin netanyahu slick could curse of spending against blue and white party is resurrection is said to be a tight race with voters remaining split including here in this close

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

iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps controls much of iran's national economy including construction so what does the terrorist designation mean for the irgc and for the future of u.s./iran relations. let's ask mark zubowitz. welcome, good to see you. >> thanks, paul. paul: do you a agree with the designation of the irgc? >> i do. i've long supported it. it's been on discussion for about 11 years in this town. i think it's long past the time to finally recognize theism rgc as the terrorists they are. they've been killing and maiming thousands of americans for years. the argument against it which is we shouldn't call terrorists terrorists because they might act like terrorists, i think is ridiculous. paul: what does this do to the irgc and how does it restrict their behavior? >> we're adding the irgc to the foreign terrorist org. any liss says list. -- organization list. recognizing this as the leading terrorist organization, one of the leading in the world. it has implications for anybody that wants to do business with iran. 20 to 40% of the total economy is controlled by the irgc. i

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

you cannot isolate the islamic revolutionary guard corps and not expect to draw iran in a war. >> what become an irritant for iranian law make snerz. >> they may be posturing too. right now the iranians are not bothering us. the iranians are not engaged in terrorism like they were in the '80s. so this is fairly quiet. this would be stirring it up. i think this may be right now sort of a support for netanyahu in the elections because israel's main amy slt islamic guard corps with the missiles in lebanon. >> all right, bob baer, thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> much more in the news straight ahead after this. shouldn't mean going back to the doctoro just for a shot. with neulasta onpro patients get their day back... to be with family, or just to sleep in. strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. in a key study neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%, a 94% decrease. neulasta onpro is designed to deliver neulasta the day after chemo and is used by most patients today. neulasta is for certain cancer patients receiving strong chemotherapy. do not take neul

that it is in fact the iranian revolutionary guard corps is a foreign terrorist organization this is something that the israeli prime minister tweeted that he had actually requested from donald trump and then of course another gift to the back in two thousand and seventeen the moving of the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem or reporters asked today about the election results asking donald trump as he left the white house his thoughts on that he said he was very pleased because this allows the united states now to work with israel towards its goal of achieving peace in the middle east the fact that. i think we'll see some very good actions exams of peace not everyone. and i never made a promise. but everybody said you didn't have peace in the middle east with israel and the palestinians i think we have it and i think we have now is better with bibi happy one. well the u.s. secretary of state in the last couple of hours on capitol hill mike pompei was saying that that peace plan that the administration they're working on for two years is set to be released soon and we have been h

is decision to label iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist organization these lawmakers revolutionary guard corps is iran's most powerful security organization it's and as it has an estimated one hundred twenty five thousand personnel between its army navy and air force it was formed off to the one nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution then to the clerical regime it has a huge influence in the political system and controls large sectors of iran's economy it's also in charge of the ballistic missile and nuclear programs and ons is directly to the supreme leader ayatollah ali how many it's elites wing it is the could force which supports regional allies including syrian president bashar al assad and lebanon's hezbollah. is a republican strategist and former adviser to the late senator john mccain and joins us from washington d.c. good to have you on the show mr frank oh thank you very much i'd first like to ask you what was the logic what is the logic with labeling the revolutionary guards as terrorists now at this point in time. i think there are two or three factors first it is consistent

decision to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist group and a letter to the united nations as foreign minister said the move could have dangerous consequences. from tehran. was flag burning and death chants the 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 us 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 supporting 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 they had free hand i have 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 iran's leaders have said the latest move is another attempt to divide iranians trump has often said the revolutionary guard has a track record of

decision to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist group and a letter to the united nations its foreign minister said the move could have dangerous consequences. reports from tehran. the two flag burning in death chants the 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 us 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 supported 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 and who may have a hand i have 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 iran's leaders have said the latest move is another attempt to divide iranians trump has often said the revolutionary guard has a

for 40 years, the islamic republic revolutionary guard corps has created, supported and directed other terrorist groups. it massacre aids as a legitimate military organization but none of us should be fooled. it regularly violates the laws and executes terror campaigns all around the world. from the moment it was founded, the mandate was to defend and export the revolution by whatever means possible. shortly after its inception directed horrific attacks against the marine barracks in 1983 and u.s. embassy annex. and its operatives has worked to destabilize the middle east. with this designation, the trump administration is simply recognizing a basic reality. the it will take its rightful place with the terrorist groups, hezbollah, islamic jihad, among others, already designated as foreign terrorists organizations. along list is a.m. will justification for today's decision. i want to give you a handful of examples. last september, federal court in the united states found iran responsible for the 1996 khobart towers bombing which killed 19 american service members. in 2011, united states