The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday designated the naval and air forces of Argentina as “terrorist organizations” to retaliate for Argentina naming Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization in April.
\n\nThe Iranians offered no logical reason for classifying the Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada de la Republican Argentina, or ARA) and Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, or FAA) as terrorist organizations, nor did they explain why Argentina’s army was not similarly designated.
\n\nThe Iranian Foreign Ministry admitted the designation was “based on the principle of reciprocity.”
\n\n“It is evident that the responsibility for all consequences arising from this matter will lie with the Argentine government,” the Iranian statement added.
\n\nThe administration of Argentina’s President Javier Milei added the IRGC’s Quds Force, the unit in charge of foreign espionage and infiltration, to its Public Register of Persons and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and Their Financing (RePET) in January.
\n\n“The Quds Force is a division of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, specializing in training for carrying out terrorist attacks in other countries,” said Milei’s January decree.
\n\n“The Argentine Republic was a victim of its operations in the 1990s through the attacks on the Israeli…
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