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Argentina expels Iranian diplomat amid rift over blacklisting IRGC

Al Jazeera · · 525 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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“Argentina expels Iranian diplomat amid rift over blacklisting IRGC”
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Wikipedia entries provide no information about Argentina expelling an Iranian diplomat or disputes over IRGC blacklisting. The cited sources discuss Iranian protests, IRGC structure, and 2026 Iran war aviation incidents, which are unrelated to the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of aviation shootdowns, incidents and accidents during the 2026 Iran war based on visual evidence or official self-admission from involved parties. It includes proven helicopters, fixed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_an…
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“Buenos Aires accuses Tehran of making ‘offensive’ accusations against Argentina after it labeled IRGC as ‘terror’ group”
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Wikipedia entries about Iranian protests, Iran-Israel proxy conflict, and IRGC structure do not mention Argentina accusing Iran of offensive accusations. No evidence supports the claim about Argentina designating IRGC as a terrorist group.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have been engaged in a proxy conflict since 1985. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli–Palestinian confli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_proxy_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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“Argentina has issued an order expelling Iran’s charge d’affaires in Buenos Aires, Mohsen Tehrani, declaring him persona non grata”
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Wikipedia entries about AMIA bombing, Ahmad Vahidi, and Mohsen Rezaee are unrelated to Argentina expelling an Iranian charge d'affaires. No evidence connects these sources to the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; transl. "Argentine Israelite Mutual Association"), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was bombed on 18 July 1994. Executed as a suic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vahid Shahcheraghi (Persian: وحید شاه‌چراغی, born 27 June 1958), better known as Ahmad Vahidi (Persian: احمد وحیدی), is an Iranian military officer who serves as commander-in-chief of the Islamic Rev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Vahidi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد); born 1 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and senior military officer in the Iranian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Rezaee
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“The Foreign Ministry of Argentina said on Thursday that the decision was in response to an earlier Iranian statement that rejected Buenos Aires’s designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist” group”
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No evidence was found in live sources or Wikipedia to support the claim about Argentina's rationale for expelling the diplomat.
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“The ministry said the Iranian response contained “false, offensive and unfounded accusations against the Argentinian Republic and its highest authorities””
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No evidence was found in live sources or Wikipedia to support the claim about Argentina's specific accusations against Iran.
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“These statements constitute unacceptable interference in our country’s internal affairs and a deliberate misrepresentation of decisions adopted in accordance with international law and national law”
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No evidence was found in live sources or Wikipedia to support the claim about Argentina's diplomatic actions or statements.
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“Iran’s Foreign Ministry had condemned the move against the IRGC, calling it an “action against Iran’s security and national interests””
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No evidence was found in live sources or Wikipedia to support the claim about Iran's response to Argentina's actions.
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“Tehran said Argentina’s decision was made “under the influence of inducements and pressures from the genocidal and occupying Zionist regime”, referring to Israel”
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No evidence was found in live sources or Wikipedia to support the claim about Iran-Israel tensions related to Argentina.
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“The move blacklisting the IRGC, which is part of the Iranian military, “not only inflicts serious damage on bilateral relations between Argentina and Iran but also creates a dangerous precedent in intergovernmental relations””
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No evidence was found in live sources or Wikipedia to support the claim about Iran's military actions against Argentina.
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“The US labelled the IRGC as a “terrorist” group in 2019, a move that was followed by several other countries”
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No evidence was found in live sources or Wikipedia to support the claim about the U.S. designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization in 2019.
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“The European Union also balcklisted the military organisation in January”
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“Argentina has taken staunchly pro-Israel positions under right-wing President Javier Milei, who recently described himself as “the most Zionist president in the world””
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“Melei has also aligned himself with the administration of President Donald Trump in the United States, which bailed out the Argentinian economy with $20bn last year”
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“Israel had praised Buenos Aires’s designation of the IRGC as a “terrorist” group, saying that it “places Argentina, under his leadership, at the forefront of the free world in the fight against the Iranian regime of terror and its proxies””
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“In 2024, an Argentinian court ruled that Iran was responsible for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires that killed dozens of people”
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“Iran has denied its involvement in the attack, noting the several controversies and allegations of cover-up that plagued the decades-long investigation”
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“Milei’s government had cited the 1994 attack in its decision to blacklist the IRGC”
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“On Wednesday, Iran said the Argentinian investigation into the incident has been subjected to political influence, leading to “countless questions” over the bombing remaining unresolved”
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“In response, the Argentinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Iran of failing to cooperate with the probe or hand over suspects in the case”
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