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Thursday, November 12, 2026 · UTC
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Iran lists Argentina's navy and air force as terrorist organisations

Tehran calls it reciprocity for Argentina's listing of the Revolutionary Guards in March. Buenos Aires rejects it as baseless. The army was left off.

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Iran designated Argentina's navy and air force as terrorist organisations.[1] Its foreign ministry announced the move.[2] The ministry cited the principle of reciprocity.[3] Iran's statement did not mention Argentina's army.[4] What it answers The designation is a reciprocal response to Argentina listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror group.[5] Javier Milei's government made that designation on 31 March.[6] Iran used a national law from 2019 for its reply.[7] The reply came more than seven months after the act it answers. Argentina's response Argentina's foreign ministry categorically rejected the designation.[8] It called the measure baseless and unacceptable.[9] How relations got here Milei took office as president in December 2023.[10] He aligned Argentina with the United States and Israel.[11] Those two countries launched a war against Iran on 28 February.[12] Argentina expelled Iran's senior diplomat, Mohsen Soltani Tehrani, in April.[13] The older grievance Behind the dispute is a bombing 32 years old. Argentina blames Hezbollah for the 1994 attack on the AMIA centre in Buenos Aires.[14] It killed 85 people and injured hundreds.[15]
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  1. Iran designated the Argentinian navy and air force as terrorist organisations. · aljazeera.comQatar
  2. Iran's Foreign Ministry announced this designation. · batimes.com.arArgentina
  3. Iran's foreign ministry cited the reciprocity principle for the designation. · aljazeera.comQatar
  4. Iran's statement did not mention Argentina's army. · aljazeera.comQatar
  5. This designation was a reciprocal response to Argentina listing Iran's IRGC as a terror group. · batimes.com.arArgentina
  6. Javier Milei's government designated the IRGC as terrorist on 31 March 2026. · aljazeera.comQatar
  7. Iran used a 2019 national law for this retaliatory action. · batimes.com.arArgentina
  8. Argentina's foreign ministry categorically rejected Iran's designation. · aljazeera.comQatar
  9. Argentina called Iran's measure baseless and unacceptable. · aljazeera.comQatar
  10. Javier Milei took office as Argentina president in December 2023. · batimes.com.arArgentina
  11. Javier Milei aligned Argentina with the US and Israel. · aljazeera.comQatar
  12. The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on 28 February 2026. · aljazeera.comQatar
  13. Argentina expelled Iran's senior diplomat Mohsen Soltani Tehrani in April. · batimes.com.arArgentina
  14. Argentina blames Hezbollah for the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires. · aljazeera.comQatar
  15. The 1994 AMIA bombing killed 85 people and injured hundreds. · aljazeera.comQatar
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