Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as protectors of the Islamic republic a day after the United States labeled the group as a foreign terrorist organization, ONA reports citing Reuters.
“The Guards have sacrificed their lives to protect our people, our revolution ... today America that holds a grudge against the Guards, blacklists the Guards,” Rouhani said in a live speech broadcast live on state TV.
Recall that U.S. President Donald Trump designated Iran’s Guards a foreign terrorist organization on Monday.