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Line 202: − [[File:Levinson.jpg|left|250px|thumb|On November 9, 2019, Iran reported that Robert Levinson was still alive.<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/iran-makes-stunning-admission-regarding-fbi-agent-gone-missing-since-2007 Iran Acknowledges That FBI Agent Gone Missing Since 2007 Involved In Ongoing Court Case]+ − Ryan Saavedra, Nov 9, 2019, ''DailyWire.com''</ref> In 2009 FBI director [[Robert Mueller]] and Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]] colluded in an operation to win Levinson's release.]]
→Relations with the United States
====Relations with the United States====
====Relations with the United States====
[[File:Levinson.jpg|right|250px|thumb|On November 9, 2019, Iran reported that Robert Levinson was still alive.<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/iran-makes-stunning-admission-regarding-fbi-agent-gone-missing-since-2007 Iran Acknowledges That FBI Agent Gone Missing Since 2007 Involved In Ongoing Court Case]
Ryan Saavedra, Nov 9, 2019, ''DailyWire.com''</ref> In 2009 FBI director [[Robert Mueller]] and Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]] colluded in an operation to win Levinson's release.]]
The [[United States]] designated the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRCG) and Quds Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 2019 based on the IRGC’s “continued support to and engagement in terrorist activity around the world.”<ref>{{cite news |title=Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2019-2.pdf |agency=Country Reports}}</ref>
The [[United States]] designated the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRCG) and Quds Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 2019 based on the IRGC’s “continued support to and engagement in terrorist activity around the world.”<ref>{{cite news |title=Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2019-2.pdf |agency=Country Reports}}</ref>
There are serious obstacles to improved relations between the two countries. As a state sponsor of terrorism, Iran remains an impediment to international efforts to locate and prosecute terrorists. Recent attempts by Iran to form loose alliances with anti-U.S. governments in the Western Hemisphere, such as the Venezuelan Government, has further heightened concern about Iran's support for terrorism and nuclear ambitions. Operation Iraqi Freedom removed the Iranian Government's greatest security threat, but officially Iran remained neutral about U.S. policy, sometimes strongly condemning American policies and actions in Iraq. Iran has cultural ties to elements of the populations of both Iraq and Afghanistan. It has made some positive contributions to stability in both countries, but other actions have had the opposite effect. It remains to be seen whether Tehran will ultimately be a constructive force in the reconstruction of its two neighbors or not.
There are serious obstacles to improved relations between the two countries. As a state sponsor of terrorism, Iran remains an impediment to international efforts to locate and prosecute terrorists. Recent attempts by Iran to form loose alliances with anti-U.S. governments in the Western Hemisphere, such as the Venezuelan Government, has further heightened concern about Iran's support for terrorism and nuclear ambitions. Operation Iraqi Freedom removed the Iranian Government's greatest security threat, but officially Iran remained neutral about U.S. policy, sometimes strongly condemning American policies and actions in Iraq. Iran has cultural ties to elements of the populations of both Iraq and Afghanistan. It has made some positive contributions to stability in both countries, but other actions have had the opposite effect. It remains to be seen whether Tehran will ultimately be a constructive force in the reconstruction of its two neighbors or not.
The U.S. Government defines its areas of objectionable Iranian behavior as the following:
The U.S. Government defines its areas of objectionable Iranian behavior as the following:
*Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction;
*Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction;