Netanyahu Thanks Trump For Designating Iranian Army As Terrorists

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization on Monday.

“Thank you for accepting another important request of mine, which serves the interests of our countries and countries in the region,” PM Netanyahu said in a tweet.

“We will continue to take action in various means against the Iranian regime, which threatens the State of Israel, the U.S. and world peace.”

Israel’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Yisrael Katz also took to Twitter to praise Trump for the IRGC designation, saying it would “strengthen Israel’s ability to fight Iranian aggression in Syria and space.” He claimed the move would weaken Iran’s ability to promote a nuclear program and its support for terrorism.

Netanyahu and Trump share a common interest in pursuing Iran, which they see as a threat to their interests. The US decision to label IRGC as a terrorist organization is the latest in a series of American moves welcomed by Netanyahu, following the US decision to recognize the occupied Golan Heights in Syria as Israeli territory last month, and its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, opening an embassy there last year.