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Argentina Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Organization

The decision tightens Argentina’s alignment with U.S.–Israeli policy by activating terrorism‑finance sanctions.

Overview

  • Argentina, which announced the designation Tuesday, will add the IRGC to its terrorism registry to block assets and restrict transactions.
  • Officials cited long‑running cases that blame Hezbollah for the 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing and the 1994 AMIA attack in Buenos Aires.
  • Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar praised the move as a stand against Iran’s network, while Tehran condemned it as unlawful and harmful to ties.
  • The action builds on January’s ban of the IRGC Quds Force and prior terror listings of Hezbollah and Hamas under President Javier Milei.
  • Argentina recently sought the arrest of new IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi in the AMIA case, signaling a harder line as the IRGC remains central to Iran’s security and economy.