The Argentine government rejected Iran’s decision to classify the Argentine Navy and Air Force as “terrorist organisations,” demanding cooperation with the country’s Justice in investigating attacks in Buenos Aires.
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11/11/2026
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O Argentine government today rejected Iran’s decision to declare “terrorist organizations” the Argentine Navy and Air Force and demanded Tehran’s collaboration with the country’s justice in investigating two attacks in Buenos Aires.
In an official statement, the Executive of President Javier Milei argued that the Iranian measure “feels of any foundation” and constitutes an unacceptable charge against institutions “subordinate to the National Constitution” and dedicated to the defense of Argentine sovereignty.
The reaction of the Argentine Government came after Iran announced today that the Argentine Navy and Air Force were “terrorist organizations” in response to a similar decision made by Buenos Aires in March against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
The Argentine Government also pointed out to Tehran the lack of cooperation in Argentina's judicial investigation of the attacks against the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, and the Argentine Mutual Israeli Association (AMIA), which left dozens dead in 1992 and 1994, respectively.
In a statement, the Argentinean Executive accuses the Iranian Government of failing to comply with the current international arrest orders and of nominating for positions of high responsibility persons sought by Argentine courts, so he states that, more than three decades after the attacks, the accused have not yet appeared before the courts.
Last September, Argentine Justice sued seven Iranian citizens and one Lebanese, accused of being the perpetrators of the attack on AMIA.
The judge sued them, among other crimes, for repeated homicides and injuries, aggravated by racial or religious hatred, and qualified the attack as a crime against humanity.
“Argentina again demands Iran to cooperate fully with Argentine Justice and make the accused available to the courts,” the Executive said, who reaffirmed his commitment to the memory of the victims and to the search for justice, and expressed his solidarity with the relatives and the Argentine Jewish community.