The Iranian authorities have announced this Wednesday the inclusion of the Navy and the Air Force of Argentina on their list of terrorist organizations, as a direct response to the decision by the Executive of Javier Milei, which last April similarly classified the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a result of its alleged involvement in the attacks against the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 and against the AMIA --Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina-- in 1994.
"The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, by virtue of the principle of reciprocity and in accordance with the Law on Reciprocal Measures in Response to the Designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declares that the Argentine Navy and the Argentine Air Force are covered by the scope of application of said law and its provisions," the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement.
Tehran argues that this decision responds to a "hostile act" contrary to the principles of International Law and emphasizes that it is covered by the aforementioned internal regulations, which establish that "all countries that, in any way, comply with or support the decision of the United States to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization will be subject to reciprocal measures."
Iranian diplomacy closes the message by warning that the Government of Argentina "will be responsible for all consequences arising from this measure."
Argentina, through a presidential decree signed in April, determined that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard should be considered a "terrorist organization". Buenos Aires based the decision on "official reports that substantiate illicit activities of a transnational nature, including acts of terrorism on Argentine soil".