Ratcheting up tension: US designation of Revolutionary Guards risks escalation
By James M. Dorsey
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The stakes in the Middle East couldn’t be higher.
Suspicion that the United States’ intent is to change the regime in Tehran rather than its officially stated goal of forcing Iran to curb its ballistic missile program and support for mi…