This was adopted "in accordance with Costa Rica's international commitments in fighting terrorism and its financing," the Foreign Ministry wrote on X/Twitter.
Costa Rica designated late Wednesday night Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Yemen's Houthis as terror organizations, the country's Foreign Ministry confirmed.
The government made the decision on Monday, according to the announcement.
This was adopted "in accordance with Costa Rica's international commitments in fighting terrorism and its financing," the ministry wrote on X/Twitter.
It will "allow intelligence authorities and judicial bodies to strengthen their prevention, investigation, and prosecution capabilities, acting more decisively against any logistical and financial support networks that may be operating within the country to sustain these organizations," it added.
"Likewise, the designation seeks to prevent any form of action or influence by these groups in Costa Rica, safeguarding the security of the population and integrity of our democratic institutions," the ministry stated.
Costa Rica joins other European, Latin American countries in recently designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization
Several countries have designated the IRGC as terrorists since Operation Roaring Lion began, after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar discussed the issue with his counterparts.
Iceland, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Liechtenstein designated the terror group on March 20, followed by Argentina on March 31.
US President Donald Trump also urged allies to designate the IRGC and Hezbollah, according to a State Department memo in March.
Tzvi Jaspar and Juan Melamed/JTA contributed to this report.
