Iran has designated Argentina’s Navy and Air Force as “terrorist organisations”, escalating tensions between the two countries following Buenos Aires’ decision to designate Tehran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity earlier this year.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced the move on Wednesday, saying it was in response to the Argentine government’s decision in late March to blacklist the IRGC, news agency IANS reported.
بیانیه وزارت امور خارجه درباره اعلام نیروی دریایی و نیروی هوایی آرژانتین به‌عنوان سازمان‌های تروریستی دولت جمهوری اسلامی ایران بر اساس اصل عمل متقابل و مستند به قانون مصوب سال ۱۳۹۸، نیروی دریایی #آرژانتین و نیروی هوایی آرژانتین را به عنوان سازمان‌های تروریستی اعلام می‌کند. https://t.co/WL6T3Uxziq
— وزارت امور خارجه (@IRIMFA) November 11, 2026
In a statement, the ministry described Argentina’s action as “hostile and being in contradiction with the fundamental principles of international law”. It said Tehran’s decision was based on the principle of reciprocity and a domestic law providing for reciprocal action against the United States’ designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.
The law calls for equivalent countermeasures against countries that comply with or support Washington’s actions against Tehran, the statement said, according to Xinhua news agency.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry also held the Argentine government responsible for all consequences arising from its decision, stressing that the IRGC is an integral part of Iran’s armed forces.
The office of Argentine President Javier Milei announced on March 31 that Argentina had designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.
The decision followed calls by US President Donald Trump’s administration for its allies to designate the IRGC and Hezbollah as terrorist organisations.
Buenos Aires said the measure was taken in response to the IRGC’s support for Hezbollah, a Lebanese armed group that Argentina blames for the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires. The attack killed 85 people and injured more than 300 others.
Iran had earlier designated British military, intelligence bodies
Earlier this month, Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced that Tehran had designated Britain’s Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Secret Intelligence Service as “terrorist and hostile” entities, citing the British government’s actions against Iran.
Meanwhile, Qatar said on Tuesday that progress had been made in negotiations between the United States and Iran. It described recent White House talks involving Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani as positive, while cautioning that it was too early to predict when an agreement could be reached.
(With inputs from IANS)
