Iran designates Argentinian navy, air force as ‘terrorist organisations’

What the report says

Iran has announced that it will designate Argentina’s navy and air force as “terrorist organisations,” framing the move as a reciprocal response to Buenos Aires’ decision in March to label Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group. Iran’s foreign ministry said the measure was taken under the principle of reciprocity and warned that the Argentine government would bear responsibility for any consequences.

Argentina’s foreign ministry rejected Iran’s action, calling it baseless and an unacceptable accusation. The exchange adds to already strained relations between the two countries, which have long been shaped in part by Argentina’s accusation that the Iran-backed Hezbollah was behind the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, an attack that killed 85 people and injured hundreds more.

According to Al Jazeera’s report, Argentina’s March designation of the IRGC was presented by President Javier Milei’s office as a step meant to address what it called a long-standing historical debt to the victims’ families. Milei has also publicly aligned his government with the United States and Israel, a stance that has influenced his foreign policy positioning. The latest dispute is significant because it further hardens diplomatic ties between Iran and Argentina and reflects wider geopolitical alignments involving Tehran, Washington and their allies.