{"id":2124133,"date":"2023-12-13T15:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-push-canada-to-designate-iranian-guard-corps-as-terrorist-group\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T15:52:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:52:47","slug":"lawmakers-push-canada-to-designate-iranian-guard-corps-as-terrorist-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-push-canada-to-designate-iranian-guard-corps-as-terrorist-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada urged to label Iranian Guard Corps as terrorist group by lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-push-canada-to-designate-iranian-guard-corps-as-terrorist-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2124133&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Trudeau government hesitates to impose \u2063terror sanctions\u2062 on Tehran&#8217;s terror force<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Justin Trudeau (Reuters\/Mike Segar\/File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>A\u200d bipartisan coalition in Congress is urging Canada to label Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard\u2062 Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, emphasizing\u200c that &#8220;neither engagement nor concessions will change&#8221; Tehran&#8217;s destructive intentions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By \u200bofficially designating the \u2064IRGC as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-ag-slams-state-department-for-failing-to-halt-fentanyl-crisis\/\" title=\"KY AG criticizes State Dept. for not stopping fentanyl crisis.\">foreign \u2063terrorist organization<\/a>, Canada can join \u2064the United States in actively combating \u200cterrorism worldwide, demonstrating a \u200bstrong commitment to peace and stability,&#8221; expressed a\u200c group\u2064 of 14 House lawmakers \u2062in a \u200bletter addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, obtained by the <em>Washington Free\u2063 Beacon<\/em>.\u200d &#8220;It \u2063is crucial for \u200dCanada to\u2062 acknowledge the threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and take\u2062 appropriate measures to \u2063address it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Canada has imposed some sanctions \u200con the Iranian regime, it has refrained from\u200d formally designating \u200cthe IRGC as\u200c a terrorist organization, likely to avoid straining diplomatic\u200c relations with Iran. However, following\u2064 Hamas&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-president-blames-biden-for-recent-terror-attacks-from-the-taliban\/\" title=\"Afghan president blames Biden for recent terror attacks from the Taliban\">recent terror attack<\/a> on Israel, which was supported and funded by\u200b Iran, Canada must implement more comprehensive sanctions, including a \u2062terror designation\u200c on the IRGC, which\u2064 has been known to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2022\/10\/7\/canada-barring-entry-to-irgc-members-in-new-iran-sanctions-push\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">operate<\/a> within the country,\u200c according \u2064to the lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through both \u2062words and actions, \u2063the IRGC is ideologically\u2062 committed \u2064to the destruction of Israel\u2064 and \u2064undermining U.S.-Canadian \u2064security interests in the Middle East and globally,&#8221; wrote the lawmakers, led\u200c by Representatives Claudia \u2063Tenney\u200b (R., N.Y.) and Jared Moskowitz (D., \u2064Fla.). &#8220;The\u200d IRGC stands by its beliefs, and no amount of engagement\u2063 or concessions will alter\u2062 this\u2062 fundamental\u2064 reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-news-syndicate-ceo-discusses-israels-war-and-the-u-s-response\/\" title=\"Jewish News Syndicate CEO talks Israel's war and U.S. reaction.\">international pressure mounts<\/a> on \u2063Iran&#8217;s terror arm, \u200dwhich collaborates with jihadist \u200dgroups across the Middle East to target\u200c Israel and American coalition forces in the region, \u200bCanada&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-convoy-supporters-block-traffic-at-canadas-busiest-border-crossing\/\" title=\"Freedom Convoy Supporters Block Traffic at Canada\u2019s Busiest Border Crossing\">border services agency<\/a> has recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/canada-to-permanently-deny-entry-to-10000-members-of-murderous-iranian-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prohibited entry<\/a> for approximately 10,000 identified \u2062IRGC members.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Canadian \u2064authorities are investigating &#8220;the status of several individuals already \u2062residing in Canada who may have concerning ties to the regime in Iran,&#8221; as stated by the U.S. lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau has recently evaded questions regarding whether he will designate the\u2064 IRGC following \u200bIran&#8217;s support for Hamas&#8217;s aggression against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Although Canada&#8217;s Senate passed a nonbinding resolution earlier this year calling for a designation on\u200b the Iranian paramilitary force, no formal action has \u2064been taken by the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These efforts,&#8221; the lawmakers assert, &#8220;reflect a growing\u200c consensus among political leaders in Canada and worldwide \u2064concerning the\u2064 threat\u200d posed by the IRGC and its\u2064 promotion and support \u200cof\u200c terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to the U.S. lawmakers,\u200c Canada cannot effectively combat Iran&#8217;s malign activities globally \u200cwithout designating the IRGC \u200das a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the spirit of strong and ongoing cooperation, we \u2063urge you to \u2064build upon Canada&#8217;s existing designation of the IRGC Quds Force by \u2063finally designating the IRGC \u200cin its entirety \u2063as \u2062a terrorist organization,&#8221; they urged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Canada&#8217;s failure to designate the IRGC\u200c as a terrorist organization undermine global efforts to \u200bcombat terrorism?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  D to \u2064exporting terrorism and destabilizing \u2062the region,&#8221; the letter stated. It also highlighted the\u2064 IRGC&#8217;s involvement in various terrorist activities, including sponsoring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-greenlit-palestinian-terror-attacks-on-israel-israel-vows-to-strike-irans-leadership-report\/\" title=\"Iran approved Palestinian terror attacks on Israel, prompting Israel to promise retaliation against Iran's leadership.\">arming extremist groups<\/a>\u2063 such\u2062 as \u2063Hezbollah and Hamas. \u2064The lawmakers emphasized that Canada&#8217;s failure to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization undermines global efforts to combat terrorism and sends a message that Canada is willing\u2062 to tolerate and support state-sponsored terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The call \u2063for Canada to\u2063 impose terror sanctions\u200c on the IRGC comes at\u2064 a \u2063critical time\u200d when Iran&#8217;s malign activities\u2064 and support for terrorism\u2063 are increasingly evident. In addition\u200b to its \u2062support for Hamas, Iran has been instrumental in fueling\u200b conflicts in Syria, \u2062Iraq,\u2062 Yemen, \u2064and Lebanon, posing \u2064a significant threat to regional stability and security. The IRGC, as the primary executer of Iran&#8217;s foreign policy, plays a vital role in implementing these destructive actions.<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan coalition in Congress argues that designating the IRGC as a terrorist \u2062organization is a necessary step to counter\u200c Iran&#8217;s aggressive behavior effectively. They\u200d believe that such a designation would not only impose financial and diplomatic pressures on the IRGC but\u200d also serve as a powerful deterrent to Iran&#8217;s destabilizing activities.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization would bring Canada in\u200d line with the United States and several other countries\u200c that have\u2063 already taken\u200d this decisive \u200bmeasure. \u2064Canada&#8217;s alignment\u2062 with\u200c these nations would\u200b strengthen the collective response to \u2064Iran&#8217;s support\u2063 for terrorism \u2062and demonstrate a \u2062united front against Iran&#8217;s \u200bdangerous and destabilizing behavior.<\/p>\n<p>While the Trudeau government has taken some steps to address Iran&#8217;s nefarious activities,\u200d including the\u200b imposition of targeted sanctions, the lack of a terror\u200c designation on the IRGC remains a significant \u200bgap in \u200bCanada&#8217;s counterterrorism efforts. The lawmakers in Congress urge Prime Minister Trudeau to\u2064 rectify \u2064this situation by formally designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>The potential strain on diplomatic \u200brelations with Iran should not be a justification for hesitating to take\u2062 strong action against the IRGC. The IRGC&#8217;s involvement in terrorism poses a threat not just to \u2062regional \u200bsecurity but also to global peace\u2064 and stability. Canada must make it clear that it stands \u200bfirmly with the international community in combating terrorism and \u200dholding state sponsors of terrorism accountable.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 conclusion, the bipartisan coalition in\u200b Congress&#8217;s call for Canada\u200b to impose \u200bterror sanctions \u2062on the IRGC is \u200ca necessary \u200dstep to address the Iranian regime&#8217;s destructive and destabilizing\u2064 behavior. By designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization, Canada can demonstrate its commitment to peace and\u200b stability and contribute\u200c to global efforts in countering terrorism. It \u2062is crucial for \u2063Canada to acknowledge the threat posed \u200cby Iran and take appropriate\u2064 measures \u200bto \u200baddress\u2063 it for the sake of international security and the well-being of its citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a terrorist organization, Canada can send a strong message to Iran. The bipartisan coalition in Congress urges Trudeau&#8217;s government to take action, emphasizing that engagement and concessions won&#8217;t alter Tehran&#8217;s destructive intentions. 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