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u.s. brands iran's elite revolutionary guard as terrorist iran says it made it clear u.s. troops in the middle east terrorists two and a prominent russian film and theatre director arrested two years ago for envelopment put under house arrest today in an unexpected move was free we'll tell you what. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we start tonight in libya where the battle for control of the capital tripoli is raging militias opposed to libya's u.n. backed government are closing in they've forced the closure of the only functioning airport and thousands are reportedly fleeing the city the u.n. backed government in tripoli says its forces are mounting a counter offensive dozens have died in that fighting western countries are calling for a truce and for the resumption of peace talks. funerals in the libyan capital tripoli honoring fighters loyal to the u.n. backed government victims of the clashes. when the militia forces of the warlord khalifa haftar are his troops are closing in on the city. we must take our revenge on this criminal who is killing our children

u.s. brands iran's elite revolutionary guard as terrorists iran says it may declare u.s. troops in the middle east terrorists two and a russian court unexpectedly frees a prominent film and theatre director he was arrested almost two years ago for embezzlement and put under house arrest we'll tell you what. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight in libya where the battle for control of the capital tripoli is raging a militias opposed to libya's u.n. backed government are closing in on the capital tripoli they forced the closure of the city's only functioning airport thousands tonight are reportedly fleeing the city now the militias are under the command of military strongmen khalifa tar he backs a rival government in the east of the country and he says he's conducting a war against terrorists but his opponents say he wants to set up a military dictatorship and the u.n. back government in tripoli says its forces are mounting a counter offensive dozens have died in the fighting so far western countries are calling for a truce and the resumption of peac

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thp administration has designated iran's revolutionary guard asreign terrorist organization." he's the firstthe u.s. has branded another government in that way. the i.r.g.c.paramilitary group formed after iran's 1979 revo to defend the government. but u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo said it has a long history of terror. >> for 40 years the islamic republic's revolutionary gua corps has actively engaged in terrorism and created, 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 includ. sanctions that will take effect in one week. in turn, iran's securityouncil today put u.s. forces on iran's list of terrorist groups. we'll take a deeper look at the significance of today's move later in the program. three u.s. service members and an amecan contractor died today in afghanistan. pentagon officials said they were killed by an improvised explosive device near bagram air base, north of kabul. three other u.s. serviceembers were wounded. the taliban claimed sponsibility. activists in sudan s

businessmen as examples of key funders of the parties armed wing has received support from iran which the u.s. has branded as a state sponsor of terrorism and now the u.s. is demanding all countries to stop buying a rainy an oil or face sanctions iran export slightly more than a million. barrels per day with the majority going to china india south korea and japan washington announced last year that it would impose sanctions on any country importing oil from iran but offered waivers to some key trading partners secretary of state mike compare now says those waivers won't be renewed when they expire next month he says the u.s. and the united arab emirates and saudi arabia will ensure sufficient supplies of oil but riyadh appears to contradict that saying it won't immediately step up output rosalyn jordan has more from washington. the u.s. says its efforts to impose a worldwide embargo on iranian oil is already working in the last eleven months the trumpet ministration says iran has lost about ten billion dollars in oil revenue all this says washington to punish the han for what it calls the government's quo

iran has responded by giving the u.s. military the same designation and branding the government a state sponsor of terrorism iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps is the country's most powerful security organization it has an estimated one hundred twenty five thousand personnel between its navy and air force units it was formed after the nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution to defend the shia clerical regime and it controls knowledge sectors of the iranian economy and has a huge influence in the political system the g.c. is in charge of iran's ballistic missiles and nuclear programs and announces directly to the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini it's elite wing is the could force which supports regional allies including syrian president bashar al assad and lebanon's hezbollah or most of them is editor in chief of the falls news agency in tehran he says the designation increases the chances of conflict in the region. it seems that donald trump is forcing the whole war and the region to pay for the costs of these illogical you know decision making policies and decisions and i believe democrats and others if there