Has Trump misunderstood Iran’s IRGC and the Basij forces?
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The US president called for IRGC members to lay down their arms or face ‘certain death’. Here’s how he misunderstands the IRGC.
On Saturday, as the United States and Israel attacked Iran, US President Donald Trump sent a message to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conscripts, demanding they surrender or die.
“To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity,” Trump said. “Or in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms. You will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death.”
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The US president called for IRGC members to lay down their arms or face ‘certain death’. Here’s how he misunderstands the IRGC.
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