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Iran says Argentina bid to arrest minister over 1994 attack 'illegal'

Iran says Argentina bid to arrest minister over 1994 attack 'illegal'

Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on March 4, 2024. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)

Iran on Wednesday condemned as "illegal" Argentina's request for Interpol to arrest Iran's interior minister over a 1994 bombing attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani "strongly condemned the repetition of illegal requests based on lies ... by some Argentine judges about Iranian nationals in the AMIA case," a statement from the ministry said.


Iran on Wednesday condemned as "illegal" Argentina's request for Interpol to arrest Iran's interior minister over a 1994 bombing attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani "strongly condemned the repetition of illegal requests based on lies ... by some Argentine judges...