Iran Focus: London, Oct. 25 – The following is the text of an announcement on Thursday by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson that the Bush administration had designated Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF) as a supporter of terrorism:
Text of Rices announcement on Iran Qods Force designation
Text of Rices announcement on Iran Qods Force designation
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 25 – The following is the text of an announcement on Thursday by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson that the Bush administration had designated Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF) as a supporter of terrorism:
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Iran Focus: London, Oct. 25 The U.S. State Department designated on Thursday an elite Iranian military force a supporter of terrorism.
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