Tag: Iran

Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:16 UTC
Setback for Cristina: federal court declares Iran/Argentina memorandum unconstitutional

An Argentine Federal court on Thursday struck down the memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran to jointly investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that local courts blamed on Teheran.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:41 UTC
Uruguay to benefit from agreement reached by Iran with world powers

The agreement reached by the world powers with Iran regarding its nuclear plans could have a positive impact for Uruguay, (and the region) since the regime of Teheran has been for years a strong client of Uruguayan rice and other products.
Monday, November 25th 2013 - 07:58 UTC
Argentina reveals further negotiations with Iran on the AMIA bombing case

Argentina expressed support for the agreement reached on Sunday in Genève by the world powers regarding Iran's nuclear program and also revealed it has been holding a round of talks in Teheran to advance with the implementation of the AMIA Memorandum of Understanding.
Monday, November 25th 2013 - 07:49 UTC
US announces an agreement was reached with Iran on its nuclear program

The United States secretary of state has said the deal reached on Sunday over Iran's nuclear program will make Israel and the Middle East a safer place. John Kerry was speaking after Iran agreed to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for about 7bn dollars in sanctions relief. However, Israel has described the agreement as a “historic mistake”.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 - 08:16 UTC
Argentina asks Washington to include AMIA bombing case in US/Iran agenda

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has instructed Ambassador Cecilia Nahón in Washington to formally ask the White House and the State Department to include the AMIA case in their meeting agenda with Iran.
Monday, September 30th 2013 - 17:03 UTC
Argentina/Iran meeting in Geneva in November to address the AMIA bombing

Iran and Argentina have confirmed they will be meeting in November in Geneva to continue discussions on the Memorandum of Understanding to jointly probe the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires 19 years ago. The information was announced following two meetings held on Saturday between Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif at the UN headquarters in New York.
Friday, September 27th 2013 - 05:47 UTC
Argentina and Iran meet on Saturday to address the Jewish community bombing

Argentine foreign minister Hector Timerman has confirmed that he will meet Iranian counterpart Javadi Zarif, in a talk designed to throw light on the current status of the AMIA agreement. The meeting coincides with the announcement that the six major powers and Iran have agreed to meet in Geneva next month for further talks on resolving the standoff with Tehran on its nuclear program.
Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 08:02 UTC
Cristina Fernandez trusts Teheran and hopes for cooperation in the AMIA case

President Cristina Fernandez during her speech to the UN General Assembly said she hoped that the new Government in Iran would cooperate with Argentina in relation to the clarification of the attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Buenos Aires in 1994.
Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:06 UTC
Iran trade with Latinamerica remained stable at 4bn dollars in 2012, says Latinvex

Iran's trade with Argentina grew last year while trade with Brazil declined, according to an analysis by online business publication Latinvex based on data from the IMF. Iran's total trade with Latin America grew by 0.9% to 4 billion dollars in 2012. Brazil and Argentina still dominate Iran's trade with Latin America, accounting for 93% of the region's total trade with the Persian country.
Tuesday, August 6th 2013 - 03:19 UTC
Iran’s activity in the Americas to be re-evaluated, pledges Kerry to Congress

In a recent letter to Republican senator Mark Kirk, the US State Department said that in light of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman's report on Iran, they were now re-evaluating the information in their highly criticized May report on Iranian activity in the Western Hemisphere.