The dispute over Argentina's April designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) widened Wednesday as Iran's Foreign Ministry declared Argentina's air force and navy terrorist organizations in response.
The ministry said it was acting on the principle of reciprocity. It warned that Argentina would be accountable for any consequences but did not describe what those might be. Its announcement made no reference to Argentina's army.
Argentina said its April decision followed the IRGC's backing of Hezbollah. Buenos Aires blames the Lebanon-based group for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in the Argentine capital, which killed 85 people and injured hundreds.
Tehran had applied the same terrorist label to Britain's navy and air force on Nov. 1, after Britain placed the IRGC under its State Threats Act 2026 in July. Iran also classified MI6 as a hostile group in that decision.
