Israel welcomed the US decision to name the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group

"Thank you for responding to another important request from me, which serves the interests of our countries and the countries of the region.Netanyahu wrote in a tweet of thanks in Hebrew to US President Donald Trump for his decision regarding the military organization of a country considered by Israel as his main existential threat.His message in English was then more concise . the same way.

"We will continue to collaborate in any way possible against the Iranian regime, which threatens the state of Israel, the United States and world peace.added the head of government, who faces a general election tomorrow in which he wants to be re-elected and before which he opted for a campaign focused on diplomacy and security.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry hailed the US decision, the first of its kind as radical against the armed forces of another country, "the result of Iran's terrorist policy, which is causing chaos in the Middle East and around the world, from Syria to Lebanon to Argentina"

"Iran's terrorism is an evil that must be fought until the end"he said in the note.

According to the US President, the gesture "acknowledges the reality of the fact that Iran is not only a state sponsor of terrorism, but also that the IRGC (abbreviations in English from Revolution Guard) participates, finances and promotes terrorism as an instrument of state"

In response, Iran's Supreme National Security Council has named a terrorist group among US troops deployed in the Middle East and West Asia region.

(With information from EFE)