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Trump designates elite Iranian military force as a terrorist organization

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump announced Monday the US will formally designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, a move some in the administration had opposed over concerns about potential risks to US troops in the Middle East.
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Publish Date:09/April/2019 | 13:33

Iran’s IRGC to treat US troops like Daesh if blacklisted

EghtesadOnline: The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran will treat US troops like Daesh terrorists who will have to move their military bases farther from Iran's borders if Washington blacklists his force.
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Publish Date:10/October/2017 | 10:34

Trump Offers Open-Ended U.S. Commitment to Shore Up Afghanistan

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump announced an open-ended commitment to Afghanistan that will put as many as 4,000 more U.S. troops into the nation’s longest-lasting conflict and keep American forces there as long as it takes to deny terrorists a haven and bring about a political settlement with the Taliban.
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Publish Date:22/August/2017 | 04:30

U.S. weighs deploying up to 1,000 'reserve' troops for IS fight

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as a reserve force in the fight against Islamic State as U.S.-backed fighters accelerate the offensive in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials said.
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Publish Date:09/March/2017 | 07:53