RIYADH, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia welcomed Tuesday the U.S. decision to blacklist the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, Saudi Press Agency reported.

An official from the Saudi Foreign Ministry highlighted that the decision was a serious counter-terrorism step and reiterated the renewed demands of the kingdom to the international community to fight Iran-backed terrorism.

He called upon countries to take a substantial role to tackle the operations of the IRGC in disturbing international security and peace.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday the designation of IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization.