U.S. is “seriously considering removing the ‘Foreign Terrorist Organisation’ [FTO] designation from the IRGC. The FTO removal is seen as one of the very last obstacles in the Iran nuclear deal negotiations. The IRGC has been allowed access to every layer of Iran’s business and financial networks to the point where now it is inextricably ingrained throughout the entire fabric of Iran’s economy. According to several sources close to the negotiations to resuscitate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – including a highly-placed source who works closely with Iran’s Petroleum Ministry spoken to exclusively by OilPrice.com last week – the U.S. is “seriously considering removing the ‘Foreign Terrorist Organisation’ [FTO] designation from the IRGC [Islamic revolutionary Guard Corps].” If this is done, he […]