Iran designates Argentina's navy and air force terrorist organisations

Iran's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it considers Argentina's navy and air force terrorist organisations, a reciprocal move after Buenos Aires designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in March, and Argentina rejected the designation as baseless.

Why it matters: The exchange hardens the rupture between Tehran and one of Washington's closest Latin American allies, with Iran warning that responsibility for the consequences lies with the Argentine government.

Data as of Al Jazeera report of November 11, 2026, by AFP and Reuters, read in full via the estate browser route, quoting the Iranian foreign ministry statement and Argentina's response. Developing item.

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday that it considers Argentina’s naval and air forces terrorist organisations, invoking what it called the principle of reciprocity, and said the responsibility for all consequences arising from the matter will lie with the Argentine government. The statement named the navy and the air force only, not the army.

The move answers Argentina’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation in March under President Javier Milei, a step his office tied to the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and which Argentina blames on the Iran backed group Hezbollah. Argentina’s foreign ministry said it categorically rejects Iran’s designation, calling the measure completely baseless and an unacceptable accusation.

Iran designates Argentina's navy and air force terrorist organisations

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