Trump Excludes Iraq’s Popular Mobilization from his Iran Strategy 10/22/2017 7:00:38 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Iraqs Popular Mobilization Force commits criminal activities in Kurdish regions Huffington Post, Oct. 22, 2017  - Trump’s exclusion of Iraq from his enumeration of Iranian violations in the Arab world and the IRGC roles there, in Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon, has interesting implications. Iraq seems to occupy a special position for President Trump. The prime minister in Baghdad, Haider al-Abadi, may have earned the trust of the US president, and even a preferential position with regard to US support, possibly at the expense of the Kurds, Washington’s erstwhile long-standing ally. Indeed, Trump has overlooked the participation of the Popular Mobilization forces in battles alongside the federal Iraqi forces to retake Kirkuk from the Kurds and other Kurdish-claimed regions in northern Iraq, bearing in mind that the US Treasury Depar...

Trump Excludes Iraq’s Popular Mobilization from his Iran Strategy 10/22/2017 7:00:38 PM Iraqs Popular Mobilization Force commits criminal activities in Kurdish regions Huffington Post, Oct. 22, 2017  - Trump’s exclusion of Iraq from his enumeration of Iranian violations in the Arab world and the IRGC roles there, in Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon, has interesting implications. Iraq seems to occupy a special position for President Trump. The prime minister in Baghdad, Haider al-Abadi, may have earned the trust of the US president, and even a preferential position with regard to US support, possibly at the expense of the Kurds, Washington’s erstwhile long-standing ally. Indeed, Trump has overlooked the participation of the Popular Mobilization forces in battles alongside the federal Iraqi forces to retake Kirkuk from the Kurds and other Kurdish-claimed regions in northern Iraq, bearing in mind that the US Treasury Department has now targeted the IRGC as a suppo...

Video:The US Government and Treasury Designate Iran IRGC as Terrorist Organization 10/15/2017 5:27:08 PM The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is Iran’s most powerful security and military organization, responsible for the protection and survival of the regime. Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Huffington Post, October 14, 2017  - In one of the most critical and historic developments since the establishment of the Islamic Republic 1979,  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is now  designated  as a terrorist organization- Specially Designated Global Terrorists- by the US Government.    US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASUR Y This development bears significant and serious legal, political and economic implications on dealings with the Islamic Republic and the IRGC. The IRGC is the backbone of the clerical establishment in Iran. It controls significant sections of Iran’s economic and ideological centers. The senior cadres o...