President Trump is designating an arm of the Iranian military as a foreign terrorist organization despite opposition within the administration.
Monday, April 8, 2019 11:04 AM EST
Top Pentagon and C.I.A. officials opposed the designation, which they argued would allow hard-line Iranian officials to justify deadly operations against Americans overseas.
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Top Pentagon and C.I.A. officials oppose the designation, which they argue would allow hard-line Iranian officials to justify deadly operations against Americans overseas, especially Special Operations units and paramilitary units working under the C.I.A.
An interagency lawyers group concluded the designation was too broad, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, pushed for it, said a Trump administration official. The fighting among the senior administration officials intensified after The New York Times disclosed the pending designation last month.
On Saturday, a senior member of the Iranian Parliament said on Twitter that Iran would designate the United States military as a terrorist organization.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/middleeast/iran-us-terror-designation.html
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