MNA � In an interview with MNA following US' recent hostile move against the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, a senior member of Turkey�s Republican People's Party (CHP), Faruk logoglu, said "brandishing IRGC as a terrorist group is essentially an act of terror itself.�

The United States� increasingly aggressive approaches towards Iran came to a head last night as the administration of US President Donald Trump designated the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization through an official statement.

In light of this development, Mehr News Agency reached to a senior member of Turkey�s Republican People's Party (CHP), Osman Faruk logoglu, who believes that "brandishing IRGC as a terrorist group is essentially an act of terror itself.�

He called the move as �unprecedented, unlawful and devoid of any credibility or legitimacy,� adding that the "step is supposedly designed to increase the pressure on Iran and opens a new frontier beyond the realm of economic sanctions.�

�Trump continues to stoke the fires of tension and conflict in the region,� the Turkish diplomat stressed, adding �this step will only serve to entrench the determination of the Iranian people to resist US efforts to force Iran into submission.�

About the consequences of this move, Logoglu maintained that an immediate one was the �reported response from Iran, declaring, in turn, the US armed forces a terrorist organization.�

He went on to add, �the broader danger is that these reciprocal and counter-productive steps will only escalate tensions in the MENA and Persian Gulf, and vastly raise the chances of armed encounters between the two sides.�

Any such event, he went on to note, �if and when it occurs, would be extremely difficult to keep from leading to a wider military confrontation between the two adversaries.�

�This US move on IRGC follows in the footsteps of President Trump's decisions on Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, all presumably serving Israeli interests just as much as American interests,� said Logoglu, adding, however, that �this is a misconception because all three steps potentially pave the way for new conflicts while relegating the prospects of peace and security in the region into a very distant future.�

�By remaining calm and calibrated, I believe Iran will defeat American designs and provocations to subjugate it,� he concluded.