From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 15, 2019
US terror label for Iran Revolutionary Guard takes effect
The US terrorism label for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard formally takes effect, amid a battle between the Trump administration and some in Congress over waivers on oil and nuclear sanctions that are due to expire or be extended early next month.
The Guard’s formal designation as a “foreign terrorist organization” — the first-ever for an entire division of another government — kicks in with a notice published in the Federal Register.
The move adds a layer of sanctions to the elite military unit and makes it a crime for anyone in or subject to US jurisdiction to provide it with material support. Depending on how broadly “material support” is interpreted, the designation may complicate US diplomatic and military cooperation with certain third-country officials, notably in Iraq and Lebanon, who deal with the Guard.
— AP
The Times of Israel Community.