Paraguay joins us to designate Iran’s IRGC terrorist organization, Trump cheers
The Trump administration applauds the major actions of South American allies in the global fight against terrorism.
On Thursday, the U.S. State Department issued a statement congratulating Paraguay President Santiago Peña on formally labeling the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) terrorist organization, a serious blow to the Iranian terrorist network in the Western Hemisphere.
“The United States welcomes President Santiago to refer to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization,” State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce said.
In addition to the IRGC name, Paraguay has expanded its 2019 Hezbollah and Hamas armed wings to include two organizations. The Trump administration praised it as an extremist business that supports Iran.
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The Trump administration praised Paraguay for designating Iran’s IRGC, Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist groups, saying it was a key move to cut off Tehran’s global terrorist scope. (Norberto Duarte/AFP via Getty Images)
“Iran remains the leading national sponsor of terrorism in the world and has raised many terrorist attacks and activities around the world through its IRGC-QOD force and agents such as Hezbollah and Hamas,” Bruce said.
This decision is particularly important in the trilateral border areas, namely Argentina and Brazil on the Paraguay border, and has long been considered a financial hub for Hezbollah’s ties to agents. The State Department said Paraguay’s actions will help reduce the ability of the Iranian regime to fund and operate in Latin America.
“The important steps taken by Paraguay will help cut off the Iranian regime and its agents’ ability to plan terrorist attacks and raise funds for their vicious and destabilizing activities,” Bruce added.
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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday, November 1. (Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Office through the Associated Press)
The Trump administration said it plans to build on this momentum and continue to work with allies to face Iran’s global influence.
“The United States will continue to work with partners such as Paraguay to face global security threats,” Bruce said. “We call on all countries to hold the Iranian regime accountable and to prevent its agents, recruiters, financiers and agents from operating on its territory.”
State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce issued a warning to those who support foreign terrorist groups and others. (State Council)
This is not a one-time job. Since his first term, Trump will face Iran’s terrorist institutions as the cornerstone of his foreign policy.
In 2018, he called the United States “one of the worst and worst deals ever in the United States.”
Now, the Trump administration is back on the negotiating table, but by its own meaning. Two rounds of nuclear negotiations have been held this month, and the third round will be held later this week. A senior government official said the discussion had made “very good progress”, although details remained strictly protected.
As Bruce stressed, Washington called on “all countries” to follow the example of “the Iranian regime is responsible.”
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The United States currently has no permanent ambassador to Paraguay. Instead, Amir Masliyah took the position of Chargé D’Affaires.
Caitlin McFall of Fox News contributed to the report.
