The United States put Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist groups on Monday. The unprecedented move against another country's armed forces is bound to rachet up tensions with Tehran. Here's what you need to know.
The United States put Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist groups on Monday. The unprecedented move against another country's armed forces is bound to rachet up tensions with Tehran. Here's what you need to know.
What is the Revolutionary Guard and what does it do?The IRGC is an elite wing of the Iranian military that was established in the aftermath of the country's revolution in 1979.The unit is at the forefront of Iran's military operations in the region -- it has a significant presence in Iraq and Syria, where its troops and advisors have played a major role in the fight against ISIS, and have sometimes been within miles of US military positions.
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