Overview
- Argentina’s Presidency announced the Jan. 17 listing of the Quds Force and 13 linked individuals, coordinated with the Foreign Ministry, Security, Justice and the state intelligence secretariat.
- The RePET designation activates financial sanctions and operational restrictions designed to cut funding channels and curb the group’s activities in Argentina.
- Officials referenced the 1992 Israeli Embassy and 1994 AMIA attacks as justification, highlighting former Quds commander Ahmad Vahidi, who is subject to an Interpol red notice.
- Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei called the decision unacceptable under international law and said it would receive an “appropriate response.”
- The U.S. State Department and Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar endorsed the action, reflecting Milei’s closer alignment with Washington and Jerusalem on counterterrorism.