"The Quds Force is a division of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, specializing in training for carrying out terrorist attacks in other countries," the decree signed by the Argentine president said.

"The Argentine Republic was a victim of its operations in the 1990s through the attacks on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992 and the AMIA Jewish community center in 1994. As of today, this group has been included in the Public Registry of Persons and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and Its Financing," it added.

In 1992, a bomb attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires left 29 dead. Two years later, a truck loaded with explosives drove into the AMIA Jewish center and detonated, leaving 85 dead and 300 injured – the deadliest terror act in Argentina’s history.

"This decision means that members of the Quds Force and their allies are now subject to financial sanctions and operational restrictions aimed at limiting their capacity to act, as well as protecting Argentina’s financial system from being used to economically support their activities."

The decree said Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the Quds Force between 1989 and 1998, is implicated in the AMIA bombing and is the subject of an INTERPOL red notice.

"Despite this, the Iranian regime has not only failed to cooperate with his prosecution, but has promoted him, currently appointing him as deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This individual is already included in the RePET."

The designation of the Quds Force comes shortly after Iran International reported the unit's involvement in the massacre of at least 12,000 Iranian protesters.

The Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force and its allied proxy forces in the region played a central role in the killing of protesters on January 8 and 9, Iran International has learned.

According to the information, the Quds Force's Fatemiyoun Brigade of Afghan fighters, Zainebiyoun Brigade of Pakistani fighters, and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces carried out a significant part of the killings.

The United States, Canada, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Ecuador have blacklisted the IRGC. Australia has also proscribed the IRGC as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The United States has long urged other countries to blacklist the group.