Argentina rejects Iran’s move to label Navy and Air Force terrorist organizations

 The Argentine government strongly rejected Iran’s decision to designate the Argentine Navy and Air Force as terrorist organizations. 

In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, it described the measure as “inadmissible,” questioned its lack of legal grounds, and warned that it amounted to a serious accusation against state institutions.

Iran’s decision was a direct response to Argentina’s move to include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its Registry of People and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and Their Financing in March, following the lead of the United States.

Officials at the Argentine Foreign Ministry said both military branches are part of Argentina’s constitutional institutions, subordinate to the democratic order, and tasked with defending national sovereignty. 

They stressed that their activities are carried out in compliance with national and international law and said Iran’s declaration amounted to an accusation against legitimately established institutions.

AMIA and Israeli Embassy attacks The statement also recalled the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy and the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish community center, noting that Argentina’s judicial authorities had attributed responsibility for both attacks to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The bombings killed 29 and 85 Argentines, respectively.

More than three decades after the attacks, the government said Iranian authorities continue to refuse to cooperate with Argentina’s judiciary and have failed to comply with international arrest warrants issued for those accused. 

It also objected to the appointment of individuals sought by Argentine courts to positions of high responsibility within Iran’s government.

Bullrich hits back La Libertad Avanza’s Senate bloc leader, Patricia Bullrich, responded on Wednesday to Iran’s decision to designate the Argentine Navy and Air Force as terrorist organizations.

The former security minister criticized the Iranian regime and defended the position adopted by Javier Milei’s government.

“That a terrorist state declares us terrorists shows which side we’re on,” the senator wrote on her X account.

Que un Estado terrorista nos declare terroristas a nosotros marca de qué lado estamos.

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— Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) November 11, 2026 With information from Ámbito