After the controversy that accompanied the past two days, the possibility of writing off the United States of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard From the US terrorism list, and informed officials confirm that the search is in full swing behind the scenes of the US administration, but nothing has been officially released yet.
Perhaps the first official comment was issued by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, in response to a question by a female journalist, on Friday evening.
Search in progress
It has made it clear that the subject Cancellation of the Iranian Guard A research topic that is still ongoing at the present time.
She also added that the current situation (classifying him on the terrorist list) did not make the world in a safer situation at all, as she put it.
sharp criticism
It is noteworthy that this issue aroused a lot of controversy during the past two days, as it entailed several criticisms by members of the US Senate.
Informed sources confirmed last Wednesday that the United States was considering removing the Iranian Guard from the blacklist, according to Archyde.com.
However, she made it clear that Washington had not decided what would be an acceptable commitment from Iran in exchange for this step, which would cancel the blacklisting of former US President Donald Trump talc armed forces in 2019, and provoke sharp criticism from Republicans.
“Regional Activities”
But she added that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering removing the terrorist designation “in return for some kind of commitment and/or steps by Iran related to regional activities or other activities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.”
Khamenei and the succession of commanders from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (archive – AFP)
Meanwhile, US State Department spokesman Ned Price declined to comment when asked regarding the possibility of removing the Iranian Guard from the US terrorism list, saying only that lifting sanctions is at the heart of the negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement.
It is noteworthy that the political influence of the Revolutionary Guards has increased during the last period in the complex power structure in Iran, especially since the election of Ibrahim Raisi, who took office last August, and whose government includes dozens of guard leaders.
This powerful military faction in the country also runs an economic business empire, in addition to armed and intelligence forces that support several militias outside the country, whether in Syria, Lebanon or Iraq, all the way to Yemen.
