US State and Defense Departments have reportedly cautioned President Trump against designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. Trump administration officials told CNN that the White House was thinking about designating the IRGC, the elite arm of Iran’s security forces, as a “foreign terrorist organization“ However, Trump did not sign executive orders on the issue after US national security agencies warned him about the consequences of such a move. Press TV reports: President Trump was scheduled to sign the IRGC order on Monday during his visit to the US Central Command (CENTCOM)’s headquarters in Tampa, Florida, but the plan was put on hold after the State and Defense Departments expressed “serious objections,” according to the officials. The US military’s CENTCOM deals with issues in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, most notably Afghanistan and Iraq. It is not clear now if Trump will sign the order regarding the IRGC. The officials said Trump was told that designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization would create serious problems for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who is receiving assistance from both the US military and the IRGC in his fight against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group. [...]
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