TEHRAN – The U.S. is angry with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) because the force is a pillar of Iran’s national power which has humiliated the occupying regime of Israel and disrupted U.S. plans for domination in the region, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Wednesday.
“Hostile measures by the U.S. regime against Iranians are countless. Different and diverse aspects of the U.S. administrations’ crimes against the Iranian nation expose fake, political human rights posturing of the U.S. officials and instrumental use of human rights,” Nasser Kanaani said.
“Devising coup d’état, providing support to the eight-year imposed war, intentional downing of the passenger plane, waging a hybrid warfare, sponsoring MKO terrorists, imposing bans and maximum pressure against Iranians are only examples of the U.S. regime’s countless crimes against the Iranian nation.
“The reason behind the U.S. anger at IRGC, spread of lies and baseless allegations against it is clear; the IRGC is a pillar of
Iran’s national power, has humiliated the apartheid Zionist regime and disrupted the U.S.’ domineering strategies in the region,” he added.
The EU on Monday backed down on its plan to blacklist the IRGC, with the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell saying this could only happen once a court in a member country hands down a ruling.