Top Iranian officials have threatened retaliation against American forces in the Middle East in response to the U.S. plan to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, amplifying tensions between countries that have clashed repeatedly over the Islamic Republic’s footprint in the region. The Trump administration is expected to make the declaration on Monday in an effort to squeeze the IRGC’s financial resources and shrink its military presence in the Middle East. On Sunday, Iranian officials...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 07, 2019 17:15 UTC