Argentina seeks arrest of Iranian supreme leader for 1994 AMIA attack - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Argentinian prosecutor Basso requested an arrest warrant for Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei on Tuesday.
- The request stems from Khamenei's alleged involvement in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires.
- Basso petitioned Judge Rafecas for both national and international arrest warrants through Interpol.
- Basso argues Khamenei "led the decision to carry out a bomb attack in Buenos Aires in July 1994 and issued executive order 39 to carry it out."
- This legal action signifies a shift from past practices due to Milei's foreign policy and could strain Argentina-Iran relations.
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Argentina seeks arrest of Irans Khamenei for 1994 bombing of AMIA Jewish center
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Argentine prosecutor wants Iran's supreme leader arrested
Argentine Prosecutor Sebastián Basso has filed a request before Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas for an international arrest warrant against Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for his alleged involvement in ordering the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and injured over 300.
Argentina seeks arrest of Iranian supreme leader for 1994 AMIA attack - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Argentinian prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over his alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires. Khamenei, who ascended to his position in 1989, was Iran’s leader at the time of the attack. It killed 85 people and was, at the time, the single deadliest attack against Diaspora Jews since the Holocaust. An Argentine court ruled last April that Ira…
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