So they don't admit to it, but they do have soldiers (IRGC) fighting in Syria and Iraq. This has helped them gain valuable experience and battle hardened soldiers.

Also, they know their weaknesses better than any other nation. They fully expect that any invasion of Iran will come from a significantly more powerful nation, so they're practicing asymmetric warfare. Their heavy investments in drone and missile technology, as well as small vehicles that are hard to detect, leads to this conclusion.

Their goal is to make an enemy invasion as painful and chaotic as possible.

Potentially closing the strait of hormuz is a part of that strategy.

Thus, this military exercise.

I believe Trans people have full rights and recognitions in Pakistan, but suffer due to societal prejudice.

It's a matter of both political interests, and perception.

The first leads to the second. Let's say 9/11 occurred in China, and the Chinese invaded Afghanistan and occupied it for 20 years, would the west be sympathetic to China? Maybe in the beginning, but considering the increased tensions between the west anf China, I bet we could have seen US intelligence funding those same groups that the US itself fought against in Afghanistan.

So do most of the world powers, including the US.

Do I think IRGC is a terrorist group? They certainly commit terroristic actions. Should they be labeled as such? Depends on the consequences.

Labeling an entire section of a governmental organization as a terrorist group is extremely problematic.

Throwing around the terrorist label in this way can and will have unintended consequences.

The HN never changed their tactics, the only thing that changed is who backed them.

Their classification going from freedom fighters to terrorists is purely a political issue.