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Iran designates Argentina's navy and air force as 'terrorist organizations'
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- Iran has designated Argentina's navy and air force as "terrorist organizations" in a reciprocal response to Argentina's earlier designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group.
- Argentina labeled the IRGC a terrorist organization in April due to its support for Hezbollah, which Argentina holds responsible for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry stated that the designation was based on the principle of reciprocity and warned that Argentina would bear responsibility for the consequences of this decision.
- The IRGC is a powerful military force in Iran that protects the Shi'ite clerical regime and controls significant sectors of the Iranian economy.
- The Iranian statement did not mention Argentina's army, focusing only on the navy and air force in its designation.
