Iran Designates Argentina’s Navy and Air Force as ‘Terrorist Organizations’

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has designated the Argentine Navy and Air Force as terrorist organizations. Tehran took this reciprocal step in response to Buenos Aires designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that the two Argentine armed forces were declared terrorist organizations based on the Principle of Reciprocity. The statement warned that the Argentine government will bear full responsibility for any consequences arising from this decision. However, the announcement did not mention the Argentine Army.

Earlier in April, Argentina designated Iran’s powerful military branch, the IRGC, as a terrorist organization. Buenos Aires alleged that the IRGC has been supporting the Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah. Notably, in 1994, a devastating bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires killed 85 people and injured hundreds. It remains the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Argentina, the United States, and Israel have long claimed that Hezbollah acted on Iran’s directives. Buenos Aires’ recent move and Tehran’s retaliatory sanctions have added a new dimension to the diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

Source: The Times of Israel.