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    US to keep sanctions on Iran Guards even with nuclear deal: envoy

    Synopsis

    Iran has insisted that taking the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) off a US terrorist list be part of a revived nuclear accord, which diplomats say is close.

    Members of Iran's Revolutionary GuardsReuters
    Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards
    The United States will maintain sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guards even if there is a deal to limit the country's nuclear programme, US special envoy Robert Malley said Sunday.

    Iran has insisted that taking the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) off a US terrorist list be part of a revived nuclear accord, which diplomats say is close.

    But Malley, the US envoy for Iran, told a conference in the Qatari capital Doha: "The IRGC will remain sanctioned under US law and our perception of the IRGC will remain."




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