Argentina designates Iran's IRGC a terrorist organization, aligning with US

Argentina has designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary ​Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, its presidential ‌office said in a statement on Tuesday, following a push from the Trump administration for allies to ​do so, Report informs via Reuters.

Argentina attributed the measure to ​the IRGC's backing for Lebanon-based Hezbollah, ⁠which it blames for the deadliest bombing ​in the South American nation's history, a 1994 ​attack on the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 and injured hundreds.

The ​presidential office said the measure allows for ​the implementation of financial sanctions and other operational restrictions.

The ‌IRGC ⁠is an elite military force whose purpose is to protect Shi'ite Muslim clerical rule in Iran. It controls large parts ​of Iran's ​economy.

Both the ⁠IRGC and Hezbollah are already designated as terrorist groups by ​the United States and some other ​countries.

Days ⁠earlier, Argentina's government also designated Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel as a terrorist organization, further ⁠aligning ​the government of President ​Javier Milei with Washington.