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 on Monday.
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/Twitter.
Local Muslim groups question decision, denounce US-Israeli actions in Middle East
However, local Muslim groups held an emergency session to discuss the decision, according to local media reports.
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.
"This looks less like local policy and more like imported foreign policy. We are being pulled into conflicts that are not ours," Abdullah added.
Abdullah also escalated his criticism of the act to international powers, including accusing both Israel and the US of committing war crimes in the Middle East, the outlet reported.
A different organization, called the Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago, accused the government of advancing a foreign-aligned agenda that unduly targets Muslims, the outlet reported.
The group also denounced the US and Israel, with a representative accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of having committed war crimes.
Last week, Costa Rica designated the three groups, along with Yemen's Houthis, as terror groups.
Several other countries have designated the IRGC as terrorists since Operation Roaring Lion began, after 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 Jasper and Juan Melamed/JTA contributed to this report.