Iran declares all US troops in Middle East ‘terrorists’

New law comes after Donald Trump classifies Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation

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(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran has passed a new law declaring all US forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the US government a sponsor of terrorism, dramatically escalating tensions between the two countries.

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