Posts Tagged ‘Designating’
Trump Says Designating Antifa ‘A Major Terrorist Organization’
US President Donald Trump said he would designate “Antifa” — a shorthand term for “anti-fascist” used to describe diffuse far-left groups — as “a major terrorist organization,” a move he threatened in his first term. For years Trump has blamed Antifa for various wrongs, from violence against police to being behind the US Capitol riot…
Read MoreJD Vance Walks Back Threats To Mexico, Says U.S. Won’t Invade Despite Designating Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
Vice President JD Vance said during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border that the United States does not plan to unilaterally use military force in Mexico despite President Donald Trump’s recent decision to designate certain drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. “I’m not going to make any announcements about any invasions of Mexico here today,”…
Read MoreMexico Rules Out Designating Drug Violence As ‘Terrorism’
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday ruled out categorizing drug cartel-related violence as “terrorism,” a day after clashes left 19 people dead and a car bomb wounded three police. Two police officers died in a shootout with alleged criminals Thursday in the violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, the government said. Security forces killed 17 members…
Read MoreCanada Holds Key To Designating IRG A Terrorist Organization
The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has once again brought the focus on the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the fulcrum of the survival of the regime. Raisi became president in 2021. The IRGC had already acquired control over more than half of Iran’s economy. However, since Raisi came to…
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