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IRGC head warns of 'sedition' post-nuclear deal

The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Ali Jafari, warned that the United States will use the post-nuclear deal climate in Iran to gain influence in the country.
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As Iran began the preliminary implementation of the nuclear deal with the six world powers on Nov. 2, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Ali Jafari, warned of a weakening revolutionary zeal inside the country after the agreement. His warning reflects the position of those concerned about American influence in the country given that tensions and the possibility of a war post-deal have decreased dramatically.

Speaking at a conference described by hard-line Mashregh News as “the first anti-American gathering after the nuclear agreement,” Jafari said that there had been one “sedition” in each decade since the 1979 revolution. He said the fourth sedition will use the case that Iran’s nuclear program is an excuse to force the country to sit down at the negotiation table. He said that the United States intends to use the negotiations to penetrate Iran.

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