Armed Forces condemn Ecuador’s blacklisting of IRGC
The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces strongly condemned the Ecuadorian government's “despicable and unlawful” decision to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
In a statement on Saturday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said that "the irrational, desperate, and illegal" decision of the Ecuadorian government is in line with serving the global hegemonic system led by the terrorist-sponsoring United States and the fake Israeli regime.
The anti-IRGC move could prepare the ground for the US to increase its acts of evil and insecurity in the world and embolden the child-killing Zionist regime to commit genocide in Gaza, Palestine, and even other countries in the region, it added.
It emphasized that the IRGC is directly involved in the fight against terrorist groups, which are proxies of the US and the Israeli regime, and defends the Iranian nation, land, and territorial integrity.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah are fighting to defend the people of Palestine and Lebanon in the face of the Zionist occupiers, it noted.
The General Staff asked the Ecuadorian government whether the IRGC, Hamas, and Hezbollah are terrorists or the US and the Israeli regime, which invade sovereign countries and refrain from recognizing any red line in their acts of aggression and abiding by any international law.
Iran’s Armed Forces announced that they will strongly defend the Iranian nation and territory and will stand by the people of Palestine and Lebanon, especially the defenseless people of Gaza, and will protect their rights.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa signed an executive decree on September 16, designating Hamas, Hezbollah, and the IRGC as terrorist organizations.
It cited reports from Ecuador’s National Intelligence Center (CNI) warning of the groups’ presence in South America and possible ties to domestic criminal networks.