{"id":330857,"date":"2025-04-25T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330857"},"modified":"2025-04-25T08:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:00:40","slug":"iran-news-paraguay-designates-irgc-as-terrorist-organization-citing-global-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-paraguay-designates-irgc-as-terrorist-organization-citing-global-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Paraguay Designates IRGC as Terrorist Organization, Citing Global Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_312941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312941\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-312941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-irgc-commanders-chanting.jpg\" alt=\"IRGC commanders chant slogans during a state-organized ceremony in Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-irgc-commanders-chanting.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-irgc-commanders-chanting-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-irgc-commanders-chanting-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-irgc-commanders-chanting-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-irgc-commanders-chanting-696x396.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-irgc-commanders-chanting-738x420.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IRGC commanders chant slogans during a state-organized ceremony in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"397\">In a sweeping counterterrorism measure, the Government of Paraguay has officially designated the Iranian regime\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, citing its systematic violations of international peace, human rights, and global security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"803\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/spanish\/paraguay-declara-organizacion-terrorista-a-guardianes-de-la-revolucion-de-iran-542e9c12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santiago Pe\u00f1a made<\/a> the announcement on Thursday via X (formerly Twitter), stating the decision stems from the IRGC\u2019s \u201csystematic violations of peace, human rights, and the security of the international community.\u201d The measure also expands Paraguay\u2019s existing terrorist designations of Hamas and Hezbollah to include the entirety of both organizations, not just their armed wings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"1033\">The presidential decrees, numbered 3758, 3759, and 3760, were described as part of Paraguay\u2019s \u201cfirm and non-negotiable position in the fight against terrorism,\u201d according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/spa\/paraguay-designa-como-organizaci%C3%B3n-terrorista-a-la-guardia-revolucionaria-isl%C3%A1mica\/89212041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official statement<\/a> from the presidency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1El Paraguay reafirma su compromiso con la lucha global contra el terrorismo!<br \/>Hemos ampliado la designaci\u00f3n de Hezbol\u00e1 y Ham\u00e1s como organizaciones terroristas, alcanzando ahora a todos sus componentes; y, adem\u00e1s, hemos designado como organizaci\u00f3n terrorista al Cuerpo de\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k8XceSSsvv\">pic.twitter.com\/k8XceSSsvv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Santiago Pe\u00f1a (@SantiPenap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SantiPenap\/status\/1915465097839075389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1546\">The designation marks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.py\/politica\/2025\/04\/24\/departamento-de-estado-felicita-a-paraguay-por-su-firmeza-contra-el-terrorismo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">significant development<\/a> in Latin America\u2019s stance toward transnational militant threats. The U.S. State Department praised the move, calling it a \u201ccritical step\u201d that would \u201chelp prevent the Iranian regime and its proxies from planning terrorist attacks and raising funds for their malign and destabilizing activities, including in the Tri-Border Area shared by Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1733\">The Tri-Border Area (TBA) is known for both licit commerce and illicit financial activity, and has long been cited by intelligence agencies as a vulnerable point for extremist networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"2005\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/translations\/spanish\/felicitacion-a-paraguay-por-confrontar-a-iran-y-a-sus-agentes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. also reiterated<\/a> its view that \u201cIran remains the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism\u201d and urged other nations to hold the regime accountable by curbing the operations of its agents, financiers, and affiliated networks abroad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive Report: IRGC and Hezbollah\u2019s Presence in South America<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ruH6trbWCD\">https:\/\/t.co\/ruH6trbWCD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1651111365946294272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2316\">By expanding its designation beyond armed elements to include political and social branches of these groups, Paraguay breaks with a more limited precedent set in 2019 and sends what President Pe\u00f1a described as a \u201cclear message\u201d in defense of democratic principles, international law, and national sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2316\">For years, the IRGC and Hezbollah have quietly expanded their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/exclusive-report\/exclusive-report-irgc-and-hezbollahs-presence-in-south-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">operations across Latin America<\/a>, using embassies, religious centers, and front companies as platforms for intelligence gathering, recruitment, and illicit financing. The clerical regime in Iran has used these networks to establish a military and paramilitary presence in the region, exploiting diplomatic cover and corrupt local systems to embed operatives in countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia, and Guyana. This strategic penetration\u2014facilitated by cultural exchange and political alliances\u2014has enabled Tehran to carry out surveillance, logistics, and even foiled assassination plots in Colombia and Argentina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2527\" data-end=\"2713\">As geopolitical tensions rise and transnational security concerns intensify, Paraguay\u2019s move may serve as a precedent for other Latin American countries considering similar designations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a sweeping counterterrorism measure, the Government of Paraguay has officially designated the Iranian regime&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, citing its systematic violations of international [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":312941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[287],"class_list":{"0":"post-330857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-iran-terrorism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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