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<\/a><\/p>\nNames of those killed in the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish center, which left 85 dead and 300 injured, mark the front of the AMIA Center in Argentina. (Juan Melamed)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The move stems from Argentina\u2019s decades-long investigations into the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 and injured more than 200, and the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish center, which left 85 dead and 300 injured in what remains the deadliest terrorist attack on Argentine soil.<\/p>\n
In a statement, President Javier Milei\u2019s office described the attacks as \u201ctwo of the most serious terrorist attacks in history, carried out in the 1990s by the IRGC\u2019s operational arm in the region, the organization Hezbollah.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Tuesday\u2019s decision, the Argentine government will now include the IRGC in the Public Registry of Persons and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and its Financing, triggering financial sanctions and operational restrictions intended to curb its ability to operate in the country and safeguard Argentina\u2019s financial system from illicit use.<\/p>\n
The announcement by Milei, who has stood out as one of Israel\u2019s staunchest international supporters, comes months after his office also designated the Quds Force, the foreign arm of the IRGC, as a terrorist organization in January. In recent years, Argentina has also designated Hamas and Hezbollah as terror groups.<\/p>\n
The move shortly follows a Trump administration directive sent out to U.S. diplomats abroad last month urging them to push allies to designate the IRGC and Hezbollah as terror groups, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
Saar praised the move in a post on X Wednesday, writing that the designation \u201cplaces Argentina, under [Milei\u2019s] leadership, at the forefront of the free world in the fight against the Iranian regime of terror and its proxies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this decision, President Milei \u2013 one of the greatest leaders of our generation \u2013 has once again demonstrated moral clarity and an unwavering commitment to the values of freedom and the fight against its enemies,\u201d Saar wrote.<\/p>\n
Last month, just days into the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran, Argentina issued an arrest warrant for Ahmad Vahidi, who was appointed as the head of the IRGC after its previous leader was killed in the first wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n
Vahidi is currently the highest-ranking Iranian figure accused by the Argentine judiciary. An arrest warrant for him was first issued in 2006 in connection with the AMIA case.<\/p>\n