The Scope And Impact Of Iran's IRGC Blacklisting Tehran received a major blow following the blacklisting of Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization by the U.S. Treasury Department after President Donald Trump’s October 13 th  landmark  Iran policy speech . This has senior Iranian officials extremely concerned as the regime in its entirety is desperately attempting to cope with the aftermath. There are those heard struggling to downgrade the impact and save face. “Sanctions against the IRGC are nothing new… The IRGC is not an economic entity for them to attempt to impact its future through sanctions. The IRGC is a military entity that will negotiate with no one regarding its duties,” said Hessam-edin Ashena, an advisor to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to a state daily. Understanding the importance of U.S. sanctions, Gholamreza Tajgardoon, chairman of the Budget & Planning Commission in Iran’s parliament resorted to similar remarks. “Sanct...