Overview
- Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, that it considers Argentina's navy and air force to be terrorist organizations.
- Tehran presented the move as a direct response to Argentina's April 2026 decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity after pressure from President Donald Trump's administration.
- Iran's statement said Argentina would 'bear responsibility' for any consequences but offered no details and specifically named the navy and air force while omitting the Argentine army.
- News coverage describes the exchange as a diplomatic escalation made in rhetoric rather than through any immediate sanctions, military action, or documented operational reprisals.
- The dispute traces to Argentina's long-running attribution of the 1994 AMIA bombing to Iran-linked Hezbollah and raises unsettled legal and diplomatic questions about how terrorism labels applied to foreign armed forces could affect military cooperation, arms sales, and intelligence sharing.