An Iranian citizen has been sentenced to three months in prison in Uruguay for entering the country with a fake Israeli passport. The man had previously been deported from El Salvador, where he also used the forged document.
Add your comment!An Iranian citizen has been sentenced to prison in Uruguay after attempting to enter the country using a fake Israeli passport, according to reporting this Thursday by the weekly Búsqueda. The incident took place in the context of recent hostilities between Iran, Israel, and the United States — a period referred to by Washington as the “12-day war.”
Argentine authorities have upped the security measures around the so-called Triple Frontier encompassing Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçú (Brazil), and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) out of concerns over the possible entry of Iranian agents, in addition to the suspected presence of Hezbollah “sleeper cells” in the country.
Buenos Aires Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ordered a trial in absentia for ten Iranians suspected of being involved in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association's (AMIA) headquarters in the Argentine capital, killing 85 people and injuring over 150. The attack has been deemed a crime against humanity, falling under the Rome Statute.
Iran and Israel agreed Tuesday to a US-brokered ceasefire, following nearly two weeks of escalating tit-for-tat strikes.
The Argentine government launched a repatriation operation to evacuate around 450 nationals of the South American country stranded in Israel amid the conflict with Iran, which has nevertheless been reported to have ended, at least for now.
Even after US President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran had fully agreed to implement the ceasefire, Tehran fired a barrage of missiles, killing at least four people, and insisted there was no arrangement whatsoever. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi added that his country would halt its response if Israel ceased aggression by 4 am Tehran time.
Iran launched a missile attack Monday targeting the United States' Al Udeid air base in Qatar, in retaliation for strikes on its nuclear facilities during the weekend. The operation was named Good News of Victory.
Unlike all of its neighbors except Argentina, Paraguay reaffirmed its support for Israel and its right to self-defense in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In response to the United States' attack on Saturday, the Iranian Parliament has approved closing the Strait of Hormuz. The decision, which could hinder international trade significantly, particularly that of oil, is awaiting approval from Iran's Supreme National Security Council.