WANA (Sep 18) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Ecuador’s move against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

 

Zahra Ershadi, Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Director-General for the Americas at the ministry, strongly condemned Ecuador’s “unjustifiable” decision to wrongly accuse the IRGC.

 

She stressed that the Ecuadorian government’s action, which she said appears to have been taken under the influence and pressure of the “genocidal and occupying Zionist regime” and the United States, is contrary to international norms and law.

 

Ershadi added that the decision not only causes serious damage to bilateral relations between Iran and Ecuador but also creates a dangerous precedent in interstate relations and entails international responsibility for the Ecuadorian government.

 

Ershadi emphasized that the “petty campaign” of the United States to force countries to label Iran’s armed forces will have no effect on the determination of Iran’s Guards to defend the nation and safeguard the country’s national security.

 

She further underlined that Iran’s proud IRGC is a sovereign institution rooted in the Iranian nation, deriving its legitimacy from the Constitution and the will of the people. Together with the other branches of the armed forces, the IRGC will continue to fulfill its duty to defend Iran’s independence, territorial integrity, and national security with strength and honor.

 

On September 16, 2025, Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hamas, and Hezbollah as so-called “terrorist organizations,” citing threats to the country’s sovereignty and national security.

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa. Social media/ WANA News Agency