Tag: AMIA bombing

• Thursday, July 17th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Buenos Aires to hold AMIA bombing anniversary ceremony under tight security

  

  As the 31st anniversary of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) bombing looms over, Iran has strongly criticized President Javier Milei for his unwavering support of Israel. Iran's embassy in the UK issued a document condemning Argentina, alongside Canada, the Czech Republic, and Paraguay, for backing Israel's “military actions” against Iran and condemning Iran's “defensive attacks.”

• Thursday, April 18th 2024 - 19:56 UTC

  Iran's Foreign Ministry says BA Court ruling against Tehran was politically motivated

  

  Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Naser Kanani said Thursday that a ruling by a Buenos Aires court that found his country to be behind terrorist attacks against a building of the Jewish community in the Argentine capital in 1994 was “politically motivated.” He also said the decision lacked any legal basis and merely followed the “new political project” undertaken by the “enemies of Iran.”

• Thursday, August 12th 2021 - 07:27 UTC

  Iran's pick for Interior Minister job prompts condemnation from Argentina and Israel

  

  Argentina and Israel have expressed their condemnation of Iran's decision Wednesday to appoint Ahmad Vahidi as the country's new Interior Minister.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Argentine President seeks unity against impunity on 27th anniversary of AMIA bombing

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Sunday called on all citizens to “unite against impunity,” on his Twitter account on the 27th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish social association in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

  A unique monument pays tribute to the victims of the AMIA bombing

  

  By Eduardo Eurnekia - On July 18, 1994, the center of Buenos Aires, the bustling capital of Argentina, was shattered by a huge explosion. A suicide bomber drove his explosives-loaded van into the building of the Jewish Community (AMIA-Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina), killing 85 people and injuring hundreds.