Press TV - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent decision by the United States to designate Iran�s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a �foreign terrorist organization� is rooted in America�s �rancor� against the force, which has been on the forefront of the fight against Iran�s enemies.

In a meeting with IRGC personnel and their family members in the capital, Tehran, on Tuesday, which is IRGC Commemoration Day, Ayatollah Khamenei said the IRGC was on the front-lines of the fight against enemies both inside and outside of Iran.
�The IRGC is the vanguard both on the field confronting the enemy on the [Iranian] borders and even several thousand kilometers away... [in Syria] and on the political battleground against the enemy,� the Leader said, adding that the Americans hold a grudge against the force for that reason.
Trump on Monday released a statement designating the IRGC �a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.�

Ayatollah Khamenei said such evil will rebound to the evildoer.
�Of course, such malice will lead nowhere; and, with the their deceit rebounding back to themselves, the Islamic Republic�s enemies � such as Trump and the idiots... in the US government � are moving toward rock bottom,� the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said 40 years of an all-out pressure campaign against Iran had failed to impede the country�s progress. He said such pressure failed to break Iran even when the Islamic Republic was young.

Iran�s power, the Leader said, comes from the Iranian people�s �perseverance, self-sacrifice, and insight.�

�The Revolution,� Ayatollah Khamenei said, �will undoubtedly go on.�

In response to the Trump administration�s hostile move, Iran�s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has designated American forces in West Asia, known as the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), a terrorist organization.