President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to rule out destroying Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), drawing a parallel with his administration’s campaign against the ISIS terrorist group during his first term as the United States expanded military operations against Iran and intensified pressure on Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump made the remark when asked by FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence in a July 15 interview whether his hard-line rhetoric toward Tehran meant that he could seek to eliminate the IRGC in the same way he defeated ISIS.
“You came to the conclusion that you couldn’t negotiate with the IRGC,” Lawrence said. “Does that mean that you might wipe them out like you did ISIS?”…
Trump Says He May Eliminate Iran’s IRGC Like He Did ISIS
