The Cassation Court in Argentina has officially declared Iran and Hezbollah responsible for the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA). The court describes Iran as a 'terrorist state' and considers both attacks as crimes against humanity. It urges the Argentine state to file a formal complaint against Iran at international courts and calls for a reform in Argentine law to allow in-absentia trials for the suspects.
on Thursday to formally declare Iran and the Shiite jihadist organization Hezbollah responsible for the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association and the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires.
People hold up pictures of the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center on the 21st anniversary of the terror attack in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 17, 2015. Despite the existence of decades’ worth of documented evidence linking Iran and Hezbollah to both attacks, no individuals have yet been convicted.
Argentine President Javier Milei celebrated the court’s ruling in a statement applauding the sentences as an end to decades of “postponement and cover-up” around the two attacks. Milei also condemned the leftist administrations that preceded him for “covering up” Iran’s involvement in the attacks. Both Fernández de Kirchner and her predecessor and husband, late President Nestor Kirchner , fostered friendly ties with Iran during their back-to-back presidencies.Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman accused Fernández de Kirchner of helping Iran cover up its involvement in the AMIA bombing in exchange for beneficial trade deals.
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