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Iran’s top commander threatens U.S. over sanctioning IRGC

17 July 2017 18:48 (UTC+04:00)
Iran’s top commander threatens U.S. over sanctioning IRGC

By Trend

A senior Iranian commander has criticized the U.S. over plans to introduce new sanctions against his country.

The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, said that considering the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group and imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic would pose “major risks” to the U.S. bases and troops in the region, IRNA news agency reported.

He further added that Iran’s missile program is not negotiable.

Earlier in June, the U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile development, arms transfers and its alleged support for Islamist militant groups and human rights violations.

The measure in order to become law needs to be signed by President Donald Trump.

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