Trinidad designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas as terrorist orgs., local Muslim groups denounce act
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hezbollah, and Hamas as terrorist organizations in a decision published by the government’s official Gazette.
The three terror groups were designated under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Freezing orders were placed on all local property and assets belonging to the IRGC and Hezbollah on April 8, and Hamas on April 9, the documents show.
The decision requires ongoing six-month reviews by the attorney-general, according to the document published by the Gazette.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar praised the decision, commending Trinidad’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and her government for making this “important decision.”
“Trinidad and Tobago is sending a clear message: Iranian-backed terror has no place in our world.” Sa’ar wrote on X.
David Muhammad, the local representative of the Nation of Islam, denounced the decision as widening the distance between local Sunni and Shia populations.
Islamic Front representative Umar Abdullah strongly condemned the decision, claiming that he “cannot understand that the national security threat is being claimed here. These groups have no operational footprint in Trinidad and Tobago,” the Trinidad & Tobago Guardian cited him as saying.
