Zarif calls for US forces to be put on Iran 'terror' list

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AFP Tehran
Last Updated : Apr 08 2019 | 9:45 PM IST

Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged President Hassan Rouhani to place US forces in the region on Tehran's list of "terrorist" groups, the foreign ministry said.

The foreign minister requested the move against US Central Command (CENTCOM), which has forces stationed from Central Asia to Egypt, shortly after Washington announced it was designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation.

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First Published: Apr 08 2019 | 9:45 PM IST

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