The U.S. State Department announced today that it has designated four Iranian-backed paramilitary groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The groups identified are Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali.
Prior to this designation, all four groups had already been classified as Specially Designated Global Terrorists sponsored by Iran.
This announcement comes amid ongoing tensions involving Iranian influence in the region. For more on related developments, see our coverage of the recent developments in military exercises.
