Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today, Wednesday, November 11, that it considers the Argentine Navy and Air Force "assassination organizations" in response to the government of that country's announcement of the elimination of the Revolutionary Guards.
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement citing the "reciprocal action" law approved in 2018 that this decision was made on the basis of the principle of reciprocity.
"It is clear that the Argentine government will be responsible for all the consequences of this," the statement said.
In April of this year, the Argentine government placed the Revolutionary Guards on the list of assassination organizations.
Argentina considers the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah of Lebanon responsible for the bombing of the Amiya Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994; A ground attack that left 85 dead and hundreds wounded. Iran has always denied involvement in this bombing.
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