The Trump administration is designating four Iran-aligned militia groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday. The groups were already labeled Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
The militias—Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali—have aligned with the Iranian regime and have, or have pledged to, attack U.S. military bases and personnel, per the department. Iran has also provided material and financial support to some of these FTOs, it said.
“Iran continues to provide support that enables these militias to plan, facilitate, or directly carry out attacks across Iraq,” said the State Department.
These designations are in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran.
