โThe IRGC is the most powerful anti-terror organizationย and is at the forefront of fighting terrorism,โ General Hatami said on Thursday.
He added, โThe IRGC, the (Iranian) Army, and the countryโs other forces stand united and integrated in the face of the US governmentโs hostile and provocative policies and measuresโ.
Iranโs military forces will not allow Washington to jeopardize the regionโs security through spreading proxy wars and terrorism, Hatami further said.
Describing the IRGC as the most powerful and popular force in the region, he said, โThis revolutionary organization belongs to all nations in the regionโ.
The Iranian defense minister warned that designating the IRGC as a terrorist group would further destabilize the region.
US President Donald Trump is expected on October 15 to โdecertifyโ a landmark 2015 international deal about Iranโs nuclear program, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Trump is also expected to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization, as he rolls out a broader, more hawkish US strategy on Iran.
In comments on Sunday, IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said if speculations about the US administrationโs โstupid decisionโ to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization are true, the IRGC will, in turn, treat the US military around the world, particularly in the Middle East, as Daesh (ISIL) forces.
