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Carol Morello

TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent

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David Smith

Sarah McBride

Kurt Andersen

Jay Michaelson

John Kelly

Jeff Sessions

Mike Pompeo

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Mike Pence

Lenny Bruce

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(4/10/19) In a presidency defined by the breaking of norms, have historic firsts have become the new normal? On Monday, White House officials reclassified the elite military force the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. It is the first time in US history that the president has accused a foreign government of terrorism. But is this move, which raised eyebrows coming on the eve of Israeli elections, just another presidential custom left shredded on the floor of the Oval Office or a departure from international diplomacy with a backlash that could reverberate throughout the region? On this week’s “TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent” on WBAI, we explore what President Trump’s decision to classify the IRGC as agents of terrorism will mean for relations between the two countries with Carol Morello, the diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post.

Why did the State Department brand Iran’s elite military unit a terrorist group? (Carol Morello)