US EditionTrump administration pushes allies to blacklist IRGC and Hezbollah
Secretary of State Rubio directed diplomats to seek global ally support to curb IRGC and Hezbollah’s terror activities amid heightened attack risks, urging action by March 20.
- On March 16, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered US diplomatic posts to urge allies to designate IRGC and Hezbollah as terrorist groups, with a deadline of March 20.
- The Trump administration is attempting to rally reluctant US allies, many unbriefed before the US-Israeli air war that started two weeks ago, arguing joint pressure better compels Tehran's behavior change.
- Both the IRGC and Hezbollah are already listed by the United States as terrorist groups, and the IRGC is an elite force controlling large parts of Iran's economy.
- The cable said designations would increase pressure on the Islamic Republic and limit terror sponsorship, but several US allies said on March 16 they had no immediate plans to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
- Officials tied the diplomatic outreach to concerns about Iran-backed proxies and stability in the Middle East, with a State Department spokesperson saying President Trump is focused on securing peace in the Middle East.
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US urges allies to label Iran’s IRGC, Hezbollah as terrorist groups amid Middle East tensions
The Trump administration is attempting to rally reluctant allies - many of whom were not briefed ahead of the US-Israeli air war that started two weeks ago - to support its military operation.
An internal US State Department cable, seen by Reuters, revealed that President Donald Trump's administration instructed American diplomats worldwide to pressure Washington's allies to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard and the Lebanese group Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.
Trump administration pushes allies to blacklist IRGC and Hezbollah
A directive, dated March 16 and signed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was sent to all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts worldwide. It asks U.S. diplomats to deliver the message to their counterparts "at the highest appropriate level" and no later than March 20
US Urges Allies To Designate Iran's Military, Hezbollah As Terrorist Groups
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday urged US diplomats abroad to push allies to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon-based Hezbollah as terrorist groups.
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