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The Role of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Israel–Hamas Conflict

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The Role of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Israel–Hamas Conflict
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. Military ships by crossing the ships’ bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters of the North Arabian Gulf. U.S. forces are conducting joint interoperability operations in support of maritime security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on April 15, 2020. U.S. Navy photo
Antonio Graceffo
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On Jan. 12, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions against two companies for shipping Iranian commodities on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)-backed Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal. This action occurred just days after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened retaliation against Israel and its allies for the death of IRGC Gen. Razi Mousavi, who was killed in an Israeli missile strike in Syria.
Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
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