Tag: Iran

• Friday, May 24th 2013 - 06:46 UTC

  Two suspects of the Buenos Aires AMIA bombing, presidential candidate in Iran

  

  Two suspects in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish centre in Buenos Aires are candidates in Iran’s presidential election. Mohsen Rezai and Ali Akbar Velayati, who are believed to have planned the 1994 attack, were among the eight candidates approved for the June 14 election by Iran’s Guardian Council to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

• Monday, May 20th 2013 - 19:41 UTC

  Iran enforces memorandum with Argentina to look into AMIA terrorist bombing

  

  The business representative of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires Alí Pakdaman announced on Monday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad endorsed without Congress approval the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Argentina and Tehran in order to investigate the AMIA Jewish centre bombing which killed 85 people in 1994.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 - 01:51 UTC

  Argentine loses top post in UN Atomic Energy Agency dealing with Iran

  

  Argentina’s Rafael Grossi has resigned as assistant director-general of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sparking speculation as to whether his exit might be linked to Argentina’s agreement earlier this year with Iran.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2013 - 10:22 UTC

  Argentina supports UN investigation on human rights violations in Iran

  

  Amid tensions surrounding the Argentina/Iran Memorandum of Understanding over the AMIA case, Argentina has voted against the Tehran regime at the United Nations Human Rights Council that will keep investigating reports of human rights violations in the Islamic Republic. Venezuela on the other hand supported the Iran position.

• Friday, March 22nd 2013 - 00:42 UTC

  Timerman thanks Interpol for describing Iran/Argentina accord as ‘positive’

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman showed his “gratitude” to Interpol legal counsellor Ronald Noble for the letter he sent to Buenos Aires considering the recently approved Memorandum of Understanding signed with Iran “positive.”

• Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:54 UTC

  Interpol: red notices on Iranian suspects in Buenos Aires bombing remain active

  

  Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman revealed that the Argentine government had received on Friday morning a letter from Interpol stressing that the memorandum of understanding signed between the Argentine and Iranian governments last month meant a “positive progress” for the investigation of the AMIA bombing.

• Monday, March 11th 2013 - 05:43 UTC

  Iranian Majlis assembly prepare to vote on AMIA MoU with Argentina

  

  Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Sunday a recent agreement between Iran and Argentina to set up a truth commission to investigate the 1994 AMIA Jewish centre bombing has been submitted to the Majlis for approval.

• Saturday, March 9th 2013 - 05:30 UTC

  Iran’s Ahmadinejad received a standing ovation at Chavez emotional funeral

  

  Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Cuba's Raul Castro joined on Friday about thirty other heads of state at Hugo Chávez's funeral in an emotional farewell to the charismatic Venezuelan leader who during his fourteen years in office had a major impact on South American politics.

• Friday, March 8th 2013 - 07:22 UTC

  Iranian president will attend Chavez funeral ceremony on Friday

  

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected in Caracas early Friday on time to pay tribute to his late Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, who died earlier this week after a two-year battle with cancer. Ahmadinejad left Tehran for Caracas on Thursday.

• Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 18:27 UTC

  Jewish organization pledges to take Argentina/Iran accord to the Supreme Court

  

  Argentina’s AMIA Jewish Community Centre President, Guillermo Borger, harshly criticized the approval of the Argentina-Iran accord, which occurred Thursday early morning after nearly 20 hours of debate, and warned that the institution analyzes resorting to court to stop it.