Iran designates Argentina’s navy and air force as terrorist groups

Iran has designated Argentina’s navy and air force as terrorist organizations, its Foreign Ministry said on 11 November. It called the move reciprocal, following Argentina’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The ministry said Argentina’s government would be responsible for all consequences arising from the designation, but did not specify practical enforcement measures or consequences. The statement did not mention Argentina’s army, CNA said.

Argentina’s earlier designation

Argentina’s presidential office announced its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 31 March 2026. The force protects Shiite Muslim clerical rule in Iran and controls large parts of the country’s economy.

Argentina’s Security and Foreign ministries formalized the force’s entry in the country’s public terrorism and terrorism-financing registry through a joint resolution published in the Official Gazette on 6 April 2026. The presidential office said registration enables financial sanctions and operational restrictions intended to limit the force’s activity in Argentina and protect its financial system from illicit use.

Argentina linked its decision to the force’s backing for Lebanon-based Hezbollah, which it blames for the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires on 18 July 1994. The attack killed 85 people and injured more than 300, Argentina’s presidential office said. It also said judicial investigations and intelligence work established that senior Iranian officials and Revolutionary Guard operatives directly participated in that attack and a 1992 attack in Buenos Aires.