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Maryam Rajavi’s statement welcoming the designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) was published in the Congressional Record on April 15, 2019, following the designation and its publication in the Federal Register. The text is as follows: REGARDING THE DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS  AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION HON. TOM McCLINTOCK of california in the house of representatives Monday, April 15, 2019 Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the following  release which includes the statement by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the  National Council of Resistance of Iran , regarding the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Mrs.  Maryam Rajavi , the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, described the inclusion of the suppressive Revolutionary Guards (IRGC...

Main building gov.uk UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office,  29 July 2017 Iran’s space launch vehicle inconsistent with UNSCR 2231 With its latest launch of a Simorgh space launch vehicle on 27 July, Iran has again demonstrated activity inconsistent with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231. We condemn this action. This resolution calls upon Iran to not undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such technology like this launch. Space launch vehicles use technologies that are closely related to those of ballistic missile development, in particular to those of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. This step follows missile launches into Syria on 18 June and the test of a medium range ballistic missile on 4th July. Iran’s programme to develop ballistic missiles continues to be inconsistent with UNSCR 2231 and has a destabilising impact in the region. We call on Iran not to co...