Exclusive: U.S. carves out exceptions for foreigners dealing with Revolutionary Guards

The exemptions, granted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and described by a State Department spokesman in response to questions from Reuters, mean officials from countries such as Iraq who may have dealings with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, would not necessarily be denied U.S. visas.The IRGC is a powerful faction in Iran that controls a business empire as well as elite armed and intelligence forces.The exceptions to U.S. sanctions would also permit foreign executives who d