TEHRAN: Iran has declared Argentina\u2019s Air Force and Navy terrorist organizations. According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the move was taken under the principle of reciprocity in response to Argentina\u2019s decision to designate Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Reuters, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry stated in a statement issued on Wednesday that Tehran had added Argentina\u2019s Air Force and Navy to its list of terrorist organizations. The ministry clarified that the decision was based on the principle of reciprocity and that the Argentine government would bear responsibility for all the consequences of this decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran did not mention Argentina\u2019s Army in its statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is worth noting that Argentina designated Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization in April this year. The administration of US President Donald Trump is also believed to have played an influential role in the background to this decision, having urged its allies to take action against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Argentine government maintained that the IRGC supports Hezbollah, a Lebanese organization that Buenos Aires holds responsible for the devastating 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in the Argentine capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack killed 85 people and injured hundreds more. It is considered one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Argentina\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a major and powerful military force in the country, playing a central role in safeguarding the Iranian political system and handling the country\u2019s defence and security affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran\u2019s latest decision is likely to further strain the already tense relations between Tehran and Buenos Aires. The development is also being viewed as significant in the broader context of growing diplomatic tensions between Iran and US allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TEHRAN: Iran has declared Argentina\u2019s Air Force and Navy terrorist organizations. According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the move was taken under the principle of reciprocity in response to Argentina\u2019s decision to designate Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. According to Reuters, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry stated in a statement issued on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,13],"tags":[121,87],"class_list":["post-2943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-world","tag-argentina","tag-iran"],"yoast_head":"\n