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From Syria to Somalia, US troops remain deployed this holiday season under missions that never formally ended

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While Washington debates future threats from China, Iran and Russia, U.S. forces remain engaged in conflicts most Americans believe ended years ago — in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.

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The missions are smaller and quieter than the wars that defined the post-9/11 era. There are no troop surges or primetime speeches. 

But American service members continue to conduct raids, launch airstrikes and intercept enemy fire under war authorities passed more than two decades ago — long after public attention moved on.

The wars did not end. They simply faded from view.

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Some 40,000 U.S. troops remain stationed in the Middle East, as of June — a reminder that America’s military footprint there has shrunk, but never disappeared.

Syria: The war that never formally ended

Roughly 900 U.S. troops remain deployed in eastern Syria, where American forces continue counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State group and defend themselves from Iranian-backed militias.

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The mission is officially described as a stabilization effort following ISIS’s territorial defeat. In reality, U.S. troops still face rocket, drone and indirect fire attacks, particularly as regional tensions rise. 

American forces operate alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeting ISIS cells that continue to carry out assassinations, ambushes and prison-break attempts.

The mission was thrust back into the spotlight in December when two National Guardsmen and one American contractor were shot and killed by a lone suspected Islamic State fighter in Syria. 

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Some 900 US troops are still stationed in Syria.  (Delil SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. airstrikes and special operations raids have continued even as Syria largely has vanished from the national conversation. There is no declared war and no defined end state — yet American troops remain in an active combat environment.

The U.S. military entered Syria in 2014 as part of the campaign against the Islamic State, launching airstrikes and later deploying special operations forces to work with local partners. The American footprint expanded during the fight to dismantle ISIS’s self-declared caliphate, with U.S. troops embedded alongside Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria. 

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After ISIS lost its territorial hold in 2019, Washington sharply reduced its presence but did not fully withdraw, keeping several hundred troops in the country to prevent an ISIS resurgence and counter Iranian-backed militias. Despite repeated calls to end the mission, U.S. forces have remained in Syria for more than a decade, operating without a formal declaration of war and under post-9/11 authorities that were never repealed.

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Last week the Syria mission was thrust back into the spotlight when two National Guardsmen and one American contractor were shot by a lone suspected Islamic State fighter in Syria. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Iraq: A war winding down, but not finished

The U.S. military mission in Iraq is shrinking, but it has not yet concluded.

Under an agreement reached with Baghdad , Washington has begun drawing down its forces and transitioning responsibility for countering the Islamic State to Iraqi security forces. The American-led coalition is expected to reduce its footprint by roughly 20% of the some-900 forces that remained, consolidate remaining troops largely in the Kurdish region and wind down its mission by September.

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Even as the drawdown proceeds, U.S. forces have continued to face threats from Iranian-backed militias, particularly during periods of heightened regional conflict. American troops retain the authority to defend themselves and to strike ISIS targets if the group shows signs of resurgence.

The Iraq war no longer resembles the conflict Americans remember from the 2000s. But U.S. troops are still deployed, still armed and still operating in a country where the risk has not disappeared, even as Washington works toward a responsible transition.

The U.S. military entered Iraq in 2003 with the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, launching a war that would define American foreign policy for the next decade. U.S. forces remained in large numbers through years of counterinsurgency fighting before formally ending combat operations and withdrawing in 2011. 

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American troops returned in 2014 after the Islamic State seized large parts of Iraq, leading a U.S.-led coalition that helped Iraqi forces roll back ISIS’s territorial gains. Since then, the U.S. mission has steadily narrowed from combat to advising and assistance, and in 2024 Washington and Baghdad agreed to wind down the coalition’s role, beginning a phased drawdown that is still underway.

Somalia: America’s quietest war

Few Americans realize the United States is still conducting one of its most persistent counterterrorism campaigns in Somalia.

U.S. special operations forces are deployed alongside Somali government troops fighting al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group that continues to carry out deadly attacks. American airstrikes remain a regular feature of the mission, though details are often released sparingly or after the fact.

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There is no large U.S. troop presence and little sustained media coverage. But the fighting never stopped.

The U.S. military presence in Somalia dates back to the early 1990s, when American forces intervened as part of a humanitarian mission during the country’s civil war. That deployment ended in 1994 after the deadly «Black Hawk Down» battle in Mogadishu, which killed 18 U.S. service members and led Washington to withdraw. For years afterward, U.S. involvement was limited, but American forces gradually reentered Somalia in the 2000s through counterterrorism strikes and advisory missions as al-Qaeda–linked groups gained ground. 

U.S. soldiers wait with their belongings to embark on a U.S. Navy ship, which appears in the background, 23 March 1995 at Mogadishu harbor. The last U.S. soldiers are scheduled to leave Somalia 25 March 1995.

The U.S. military presence in Somalia dates back to the early 1990s, when American forces intervened as part of a humanitarian mission during the country’s civil war.  (PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. expanded its presence again after 2017, conducting regular airstrikes and deploying special operations forces to assist Somali troops fighting al-Shabaab. In late 2020, the Trump administration ordered most U.S. forces to withdraw, shifting to an «over-the-horizon» posture. The Biden administration reversed that decision in 2022, redeploying several hundred U.S. troops to Somalia, where they remain today as part of an ongoing counterterrorism mission.

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Some 500 U.S. troops are stationed in Somalia and earlier this year War Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized the importance of maintaining a footprint in Africa. 

«Africa is very much the front lines from a fight you’ve got Islamists, you’ve got Christian populations that are under siege in Africa that have been ignored for far too long.»

«We’re not trying to have American boots all over the globe,» he said when asked in February whether the Trump administration would keep troops in Somalia. «We’ll review the force posture there, with the generals doing the heavy lifting.»

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The U.S. expanded its presence again after 2017, conducting regular airstrikes and deploying special operations forces to assist Somali troops, like those above, fighting al-Shabaab. (Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

Yemen: a war Americans are fighting without realizing it

The U.S. does not have a base presence in Yemen but frequently trades attacks with Houthi rebels settled there. 

U.S. naval and air forces have intercepted missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces targeting international shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, placing American sailors and pilots in direct combat. The attacks have prompted U.S. strikes aimed at degrading the Houthis’ missile, drone and radar capabilities, as Washington seeks to protect global trade and deter further escalation.

In spring 2025, U.S. forces launched a weeks-long air and naval campaign against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen — hitting more than 1,000 sites linked to missile, drone and weapons infrastructure — in a sustained effort to blunt the rebels’ attacks on commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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Operation Southern Spear: Counter-narcotics strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific

The U.S. has conducted 28 strikes on alleged narco-trafficking boats in the waters near Venezuela, killing a total of 103 people. 

South and Central America have seen the largest U.S. military buildup in the region in decades: 15% of all naval assets are now positioned in the Southern Command theater, including the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford. 

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So far, U.S. military action has stopped short of strikes on Venezuelan soil. But the scale and proximity of American forces underscore how quickly a campaign launched under counter-narcotics authorities could tip into a far more overt confrontation, one aimed at pushing leader Nicolas Maduro from power. 

Boat strike on Wednesday, Dec. 17

SOUTHCOM said it carried out a lethal kinetic strike that killed four male narco-terrorists in the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Southern Command via X)

Wars without endings

None of these conflicts were formally concluded by Congress. Most continue under the same post-9/11 authorizations passed more than two decades ago.

For the Middle East, the Trump administration has signaled that may change – but as long as the threat of Iran exists, it’s unlikely the U.S. will leave the region on a broad scale. 

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«The days in which the Middle East dominated American foreign policy in both long-term planning and day-to-day execution are thankfully over — not because the Middle East no longer matters, but because it is no longer the constant irritant, and potential source of imminent catastrophe, that it once was,» the White House’s national security strategy, released earlier this month, said. 

«It is rather emerging as a place of partnership, friendship, and investment — a trend that should be welcomed and encouraged.»

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El cardenal nicaragüense Leopoldo Brenes reorganiza a los sacerdotes de Managua mientras se agrava la tensión con la dictadura

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Leopoldo Brenes, cardenal de Nicaragua (EFE/Mario López)

El cardenal Leopoldo José Brenes anunció este domingo el traslado de 23 sacerdotes en la Arquidiócesis de Managua, una reorganización forzada por la expulsión de religiosos que ha dejado múltiples parroquias sin titulares en Nicaragua. La medida se produce en medio de la escalada represiva de la dictadura de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo contra la Iglesia católica, que ha convertido al país centroamericano en uno de los escenarios más graves de persecución religiosa del continente.

Brenes explicó en un comunicado que las nuevas asignaciones pastorales responden al “bien espiritual y la debida atención pastoral de las comunidades parroquiales” de la capital nicaragüense. Entre los movimientos destaca la designación del sacerdote Kevin Mayorga, recientemente ordenado, para ocupar la parroquia Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas, que quedó vacante tras el destierro del padre Héctor Treminio en enero de 2024.

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La reorganización incluye parroquias cuyos titulares fueron obligados al exilio por presión gubernamental, como la parroquia Nuestra Señora de las Américas, antes dirigida por el padre Fernando Téllez Báez, quien abandonó Nicaragua en diciembre de 2023 ante amenazas policiales. Brenes también nombró un nuevo director del Seminario Mayor La Purísima: el sacerdote Hanz Bendixen, que ejercía como párroco de la iglesia San Ignacio de Loyola.

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El dictador Daniel Ortega recrudeció la persecución contra la Iglesia Católica en los últimos años (DPA)

El alcance de la persecución religiosa en Nicaragua se refleja en cifras contundentes. Según el informe “Fe bajo fuego” de la ONG Colectivo Nicaragua Nunca Más, al menos 261 religiosos han sido desterrados del país desde 2018, incluidos cuatro obispos, cerca de 140 sacerdotes, más de 90 religiosas, una decena de seminaristas y tres diáconos. Entre los expulsados figuran el presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal, Carlos Enrique Herrera, y los obispos Silvio Báez, Rolando Álvarez e Isidoro Mora.

La relación entre la dictadura de Ortega-Murillo y el Vaticano ha alcanzado niveles de ruptura sin precedentes. En marzo de 2023, el fallecido papa Francisco calificó como “dictadura grosera” al régimen nicaragüense, apenas un mes después de que Álvarez fuera condenado a 26 años y cuatro meses de prisión por “traición a la patria”. El obispo de Matagalpa fue posteriormente desterrado a Roma en enero de 2024, tras permanecer más de 500 días en prisión, la mayoría en régimen de aislamiento.

Ortega respondió a las críticas vaticanas con medidas de represalia directas. Disolvió y expropió a la Compañía de Jesús, orden religiosa a la que pertenecía el papa Francisco, y ha calificado reiteradamente a la Iglesia católica como “mafia” y antidemocrática. En marzo de 2022, el nuncio apostólico Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag fue expulsado del país, punto de inflexión que marcó el deterioro definitivo de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Managua y la Santa Sede.

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La persecución no se limita a expulsiones. La investigadora Martha Patricia Molina ha documentado 1.030 ataques contra católicos entre abril de 2018 y enero de 2025, que incluyen agresiones físicas, profanaciones, confiscaciones de propiedades eclesiásticas y la prohibición de más de 18.800 procesiones religiosas. En enero pasado, el régimen confiscó el Seminario Mayor de Filosofía San Luis Gonzaga de la Diócesis de Matagalpa, desalojando a 30 seminaristas, y se apropió del Centro Diocesano de Pastoral La Cartuja.

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Fotografía de archivo en donde nicaraguenses celebran una eucaristía en la catedral de Managua (Nicaragua)
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La dictadura también ha cerrado 5.609 asociaciones sin fines de lucro, de las cuales 1.294 eran de carácter religioso, según el informe de Nicaragua Nunca Más. Al menos 54 medios de comunicación, 22 de ellos religiosos, han sido clausurados por el Instituto de Telecomunicaciones estatal.

El Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua de la ONU denunció en julio de 2024 que la dictadura mantiene ataques “sistemáticos” contra la Iglesia católica y ha cometido crímenes de lesa humanidad, entre ellos deportación forzosa, encarcelación arbitraria, tortura y persecución por motivos religiosos. Los expertos consideran que estos ataques obedecen a que el régimen percibe a la Iglesia como amenaza directa a su control totalitario sobre la sociedad nicaragüense.

Mientras tanto, los sacerdotes que permanecen en Nicaragua enfrentan restricciones severas: vigilancia policial constante, prohibición de referirse en homilías a temas como derechos humanos o democracia, revisión de teléfonos celulares y obligación de presentar informes semanales sobre sus actividades a las autoridades, según denuncias de organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos.

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Trump backs former critic Sununu in high-stakes swing state Senate race

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President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed former Sen. John E. Sununu of New Hampshire, a longtime GOP Trump critic, over one of his first-term ambassadors, former Sen. Scott Brown, in a crucial Senate race that’s one of a handful that may determine the Senate majority in the midterm elections.

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Sununu, who was praised by Trump as an «America First Patriot» who «will work tirelessly to advance our America First Agenda,» is seen by top Senate Republicans as the strongest candidate to flip the seat held by longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is retiring at the end of this year rather than seek re-election to a fourth six-year term.

«John E. Sununu has my Complete and Total Endorsement — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN — ELECT JOHN E. SUNUNU,» Trump emphasized, in a post on social media.

Sununu is a former three-term representative who defeated then-Gov. Shaheen in New Hampshire’s 2002 Senate election. But the senator lost to Shaheen in their 2008 rematch.

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Former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu of New Hampshire is interviewed by Fox News Digital, on Sept.15, 2025 in Rye, N.H.  (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)

«I want to thank the President for his support and thank the thousands of Granite Staters who are supporting me,» Sununu said after landing Trump’s endorsement.

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The endorsement will further boost Sununu, who enjoys a polling and fundraising advantage over Brown.

After Trump’s endorsement, the Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, said on X that «John Sununu is the clear choice to be New Hampshire’s next US Senator, and President Trump’s critical endorsement has put an end to the primary.»

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But Brown, as of now, has no intentions of dropping out.

«I’ve always believed that the people of New Hampshire are the ultimate authority on our future, and they deserve a choice between candidates seeking to earn their support,» he said in a statement.

And apparently questioning Sununu’s MAGA credentials, he added, «I am running to ensure our America First agenda is led by someone who views this mission not as a career path, but as a continuation of a lifelong commitment to service.»

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Former Sen. Scott Brown, who launched a Republican Senate campaign in New Hampshire in June, is interviewed by Fox News Digital, on July 4, 2025, in Exeter, N.H.  (Paul Steinhauser – Fox News )

Brown emphasized, «My priorities for New Hampshire remain clear: a stronger economy, a secure border, reliable and affordable energy and better health care for our veterans. This mission has always been about you, not me. Let’s keep working!»

Sununu is a brand name in New Hampshire politics. His father, John H. Sununu, is a former governor who later served as chief of staff in then-President George H.W. Bush’s White House. And one of his younger brothers is former Gov. Chris Sununu, who won election and re-election to four two-year terms steering the Granite State.

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But Sununu has a long history of backing Trump rivals. He served as national co-chair on the 2016 Republican presidential campaign of then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who declined to support Trump as the party’s nominee.

And Sununu, along with then-Gov. Chris Sununu, endorsed former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, as she battled Trump for the nomination. 

And on the eve of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, the former senator wrote an opinion piece titled «Donald Trump is a loser,» that ran in the New Hampshire Union Leader, the state’s largest daily newspaper.

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Brown endorsed Trump ahead of his 2016 New Hampshire primary victory, which launched him toward the GOP presidential nomination and ultimately the White House. Brown later served as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand during Trump’s first term.

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Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, seen speaking at a press conference in Washington, DC on November 9, 2025, is retiring at the end of this year. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Some in New Hampshire’s MAGA base immediately rejected the president’s endorsement of Sununu, calling it a «slap in the face to grassroots supporters» who have long backed Trump.

«The Sununu family openly mocked, degraded, and worked against the America First movement, the President himself, and the policies that energized New Hampshire voters,» a group of MAGA activists posted on X. «We will continue and intensify our campaign opposition to the Sununu operation.»

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Brown formally launched his Senate campaign in June, after over six months of reaching out to grassroots supporters in the state. He raised roughly $1 million during his first three months as a candidate.

Sununu jumped into the race in late October, with the backing of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which is the Senate GOP’s campaign arm.

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NRSC chair Sen. Tim Scott said at the time that Senate Republicans were «all-in» for Sununu.

Since then, Sununu has landed the backing of a majority of the Republicans in the Senate, as well as from GOP leaders in New Hampshire.

The seat in New Hampshire, along with an open Democrat-held seat in Michigan are two of the NRSC’s top targets this year as they aim to expand their 53-47 majority in the chamber. Georgia, where the GOP views Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff as very vulnerable, is the NRSC’s other top target.

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Sununu more than doubled Brown’s fundraising haul during the past three months, and the latest public opinion polls in New Hampshire indicate Sununu with a double-digit lead over Brown in the GOP primary, which won’t be held until September.

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire is running for the Senate in 2026.

Democratic Senate candidate in New Hampshire, Rep. Chris Pappas, is interviewed by Fox News Digital, on July 4, 2025, in Portsmouth, N.H. (Paul Steinhauser – Fox News)

Pappas, a four-term congressman who represents the eastern half of the state, outraised both Sununu and Brown combined during the 4th quarter of 2025 fundraising.

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And the latest polls indicate Pappas topping Sununu by single digits and Brown by double digits in hypothetical general election matchups.

Pappas is the clear front-runner for his party’s nomination, in a race that also includes Karishma Manzur, a member of the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s rules committee.

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Iran stages Khamenei photos to mask cracks in IRGC, opposition groups say

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Iran’s regime released staged images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an attempt to show strength and boost a military under strain, according to opposition groups operating outside the country.

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The photographs, published by Iranian state media Jan. 31, marked Khamenei’s first public appearance in weeks and showed him praying at the tomb of Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as regime officials issued new threats against the U.S. and Europe.

Ali Safavi, a senior official with the National Council of Resistance of Iran, said the images were aimed less at reassuring the public than at boosting morale among the regime’s weakening security forces.

«The images of Ali Khamenei were pure propaganda,» Safavi told Fox News Digital. «He wanted to show that he is not afraid of dying, but at the same time he is desperately trying to boost the morale of his demoralized forces.»

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei makes first public appearance in weeks with fresh U.S. threats. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader Credit/Associated Press)

Safavi said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) remains the backbone of the regime’s power but is showing signs of strain after weeks of suppressing nationwide protests.

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«These images are intended to project strength and shore up the repressive forces,» he said. «But underneath, the regime is reeling from the reality that its criminal clique cannot break the will of the people and Khamenei knows the situation will never return to what it was before Dec. 28.»

The release of the photos coincided with calls from the European Parliament to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

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The supreme leader attended prayers at the founder’s tomb as officials issued fresh threats against the U.S. and Europe, opposition groups said. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Associated Press)

«The IRGC is the backbone of this regime,» Safavi said. «Its disintegration can only occur after a fundamental shift in the balance of forces and with the presence of organized resistance on the ground. Only then do defections at lower levels of the military become meaningful.»

Tehran reacted angrily to the European move with Iranian lawmakers appearing in IRGC uniforms in a highly choreographed show of solidarity, according to reports.

A banner reading, «The Revolutionary Guard is the largest anti-terrorism organization in the world,» was displayed at the speaker’s podium, and the IRGC flag was prominently featured, according to the Times of Israel.

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Iranian regime projects strength through staged images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at prayers, opposition groups say. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Associated Press)

«We saw the same thing when the U.S. designated the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization in 2019,» Safavi said.

«More than half of these lawmakers are former IRGC commanders,» he added. «The IRGC dominates Iran’s economy and permeates the executive, legislative and judicial branches, as well as educational institutions.»

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After the U.S. dispatched a naval strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln to the region, Khamenei also warned Sunday in comments reported by Iranian state media that any military action would trigger a wider regional conflict.

«We are not the ones who start a war,» Khamenei said . «But if America attacks or harms Iran, the Iranian nation will deliver a strong blow — and any war started by America will spread across the region,» he said per reports.

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President Donald Trump said Sunday that if Iran does not reach a deal on its nuclear program, «we’ll find out» whether Khamenei’s warning proves correct.

«Doing business with Iran means doing business with the IRGC,» Safavi said. «The IRGC is the regime — even the clerics.»

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