Iran’s foreign minister condemns ‘illegal’ US terrorist designation
- Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US designation of its Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation was ‘unprecedented’ and ‘dangerous’
- He called on the international community to take a position on the move
“We will send messages to foreign ministers of all countries to tell them it is necessary for them to express their stances, and to warn them that this unprecedented and dangerous US measure has had and will have consequences,” Zarif was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.
Tehran retaliated against Washington’s move by designating the regional United States Central Command as a terrorist organisation.
Relations between Tehran and Washington took a turn for the worse last May when Trump pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, reached before he took office, and reimposed sanctions.
The United States has already blacklisted dozens of entities and people for affiliations with the IRGC, but had not previously targeted the organisation as a whole.
Tehran has also threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf if the United States tries to strangle Iran’s economy by halting its oil exports.
