A day after being designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the Donald Trump administration, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is receiving a wave of support from home. The widespread backing from a commonly fractured elite notably came even from those who traditionally harbor striking differences with the powerful organization.

In an unprecedented gesture of solidarity, parliamentarians including speaker Ali Larijani and Reformist majority leader Mohammad Reza Aref appeared in the IRGC's green uniforms in an early morning session March 9. Of particular note, outspoken IRGC critic Mahmoud Sadeghi — another Reformist parliament member — also joined the gesture by donning IRGC fatigues.

"Despite all the differences over domestic issues, we stand united in solidarity with our armed forces against the irrational foreign enemy," tweeted Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, a senior Reformist figure, signaling that support for the IRGC under current conditions goes well beyond the partisan divide.

The Iranian parliament's reaction to the FTO designation does not appear limited to the symbolic move of showing up in uniform. Lawmakers also passed an urgent motion to "strengthen" the IRGC's position. But it was not immediately clear what the motion included. Similarly, only hours after the FTO designation, the Supreme National Security Council in a tit-for-tat measure designated the United States as a "state sponsor of terrorism." It also branded as terrorists US Central Command (CENTCOM) and its affiliated forces.