Ted Cruz calls Polisario a terrorist group in U.S. Senate

On 2026-04-21, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz spoke at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., warning that the Polisario Front has growing ties to Iran. He accused the group of collaborating with Iranian-affiliated actors and receiving drones from Iran’s IRGC, and urged closer U.S. scrutiny. The article says he also called for legislation to designate the Polisario as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.