Iran Condemns Argentina’s Call for Arrest of Citizens over AMIA Case
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Foreign Ministry of Iran strongly condemned the “illegal” request from an Argentine court for the arrest of Iranian nationals over the 1994 fatal bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, saying such a call is based upon lies and stories.
In a statement on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the illegal demand by a number of Argentine judges regarding the Iranian nationals in the AMIA bombing case.
He said such a demand is based on lies and fabrications, pointing to the previous scandal involving demands placed on the British judicial system for the extradition of an Iranian official that was later rejected on the grounds that there was not sufficient evidence to back up such a demand.
Kanaani stressed that the accusations leveled against Iran in the AMIA case have no credibility, adding that such demands put on judicial officials of other countries are unwarranted and baseless legally.
He emphasized that Iran supports any move to administer justice in the case and go after those who, by destroying the proof, derailed it and helped the culprits escape justice, the ministry’s website reported.
Kanaani finally recommended that Argentine officials should avoid making unfounded accusations against nationals of other countries and avoid being influenced by the claims of enemies of the Tehran-Buenos Aires relations.
The Foreign Ministry of Argentina said on April 23 that it has asked Interpol to arrest Iran's Interior Minister over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.
The 1992 and 1994 bombings in Argentina remain unclaimed and unresolved, although Israel has persistently accused Iran of involvement.
Argentina has cultivated strong ties with Israel under President Javier Milei, who has emerged as a fervent supporter of the regime.
Milei has backed the Israeli regime's continued actions against Gaza, in contrast to most other Latin American leaders who have either cut ties with the regime or withdrawn their envoys from Tel Aviv.
Milei also recently declared that Argentina would join the few countries that have relocated their embassy in the Israeli-occupied territories from Tel Aviv to Al-Quds.
