Iran has strongly condemned Argentina’s move to seek the arrest of its Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi, over his alleged involvement in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center. Argentina has escalated its efforts to hold Iran accountable for the attack, escalating tensions between the two nations.
Argentina has requested the arrest of Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi, over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. The request was made to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, where Vahidi is currently part of a delegation led by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Argentina has accused Vahidi, a former member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, of being a key mastermind behind the attack. Interpol has issued a red notice for Vahidi’s arrest at Argentina’s request since 2007, which was renewed in 2022.
