Turkey, Qatar, China, Iraq denounce US blacklisting of IRGC
Tehran (KNA) - Turkey, Qatar, China, and Iraq have separately denounced US President Donald Trump’s recent move to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday warned that the move was a step outside international law which will pave the way for further instability in the region.
"The United States issued this one-sided decision in the context of sanctions and pressure on Iran," he said in a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart.
"We do not support Iran's Revolution Guards in Syria, but no country can declare another country's armed forces a terrorist organization. We also do not support unilateral decisions," he noted.
Qatari top diplomat Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also denounced the US for blacklisting of the Iranian military force, saying disagreements over the "behavior" of another country's army should not be resolved by imposing sanctions.
Baghdad also warned the US and its ally Riyadh that its actions will have "negative repercussions in Iraq and in the region", and that the move could further destabilize the region.
According to reports, he also contacted King Abdullah II of Jordan and the Egyptian government about the issue.
Source: PressTV