Iran declared Argentina's navy and air force terrorist organizations

Iran’s foreign ministry said it has designated Argentina’s navy and air force as terrorist organizations, acting on a reciprocal basis after Buenos Aires labeled Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group. The tit-for-tat move escalates a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, though it carries no immediate economic or market consequences. The designation follows Argentina’s earlier decision to classify the IRGC as a terrorist organization, a step tied to longstanding allegations over the 1994 AMIA Jewish community center bombing in Buenos Aires. Iran’s response targets only the naval and air branches of Argentina’s armed forces, not the army, leaving room for further reciprocal steps. Watch for whether the exchange remains symbolic or spills into trade and diplomatic channels between Tehran and Buenos Aires.