In a private White House meeting this month, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt urged President Trump to deem his opposition terrorists, officials said.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Replaces Head of Revolutionary Guards
The replacement came two weeks after President Trump designated the Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.
Pompeo Is Warned Against Sidestepping Congress for Conflict With Iran
Against escalating tensions with Tehran, a Republican senator says the Trump administration must understand it is not authorized to attack Iran.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Supreme Leader’s Military-Industrial Complex
Iran has used the Revolutionary Guard Corps to project power abroad through arming and funding paramilitary groups that target Iran’s enemies.
Trump Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Foreign Terrorist Group
The designation is the first one by the United States against part of a foreign government. The Pentagon and C.I.A. oppose the move, citing risks to Americans.
Trump Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Foreign Terrorist Group
Top Pentagon and C.I.A. officials oppose the designation for the unit, which has carried out military operations across the Middle East.
U.S. Pressures Iraq Over Embrace of Militias Linked to Iran
The push against the Iraqi groups by top American officials has fueled tensions between the two nations and within the Trump administration.
Iran Says Suicide Bomber Who Hit Revolutionary Guards Was Pakistani
A commander of the guards said the bomber who killed 27 members of the elite force last week was from Pakistan, as were two accomplices.
Iran Suicide Bombing Kills 27 Revolutionary Guards
The bombing happened in southeast Iran, a restive part of the country near Pakistan. The Revolutionary Guards quickly blamed the United States.
Spy Betrayed U.S. to Work for Iran, Charges Say
Prosecutors say Monica Elfriede Witt gave the Iranians the code name and mission of a secret Pentagon program involving American intelligence operations.