Iran designates Argentina's navy and air force as 'terrorist organizations'

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Iran designates Argentina's navy and air force as 'terrorist organizations'

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Iran has designated Argentina’s navy and air force as terrorist organizations, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said. The move is a reciprocal response to Argentina’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization earlier this year.

DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Tehran has designated Argentina's navy and air force as "terrorist organizations," Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, in a reciprocal move following Buenos Aires' designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity in April. Argentina had designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, following a push from US President Donald Trump's administration for allies to do so.

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