the i.r.g.c. doesn't have the ability to do most of these projects itself. they then try to outsource and subcontract to companies outside of iran who won't do business with the i.r.g.c. anymore. why because the i.r.g.c. is the perfect conduct-based sanction target. >> rose: so in other words it played into your hands-- and the u.s. government and the treasury department and the united states-- for them to shift this emphasis to the revolutionary guards because you can exert more leverage against them than other entities. >> exactly. and so the i.r.g.c. is responsible for their missile program which is under u.n. sanctions. it is the organization through which they export their support for terrorism. and people forget about this. this is not just about their nuclear program. this is the country that is by far the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world. and it's not just hezbollah. everyone focuses on hezbollah. but they're not just the funder of hezbollah. >> rose: who else is it? >> it's hamas. it's the palestinian islamic jihad, it's the p.f.l.p.g