TEHRAN – Iran has formally summoned Argentine chargéd’affaires in Tehran to strongly protest against recent accusations by Argentine judicial authorities that targeted senior Iranian officials about the 1994 AMIA bombing.
On Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry expressed solid objection to Argentine prosecutor Sebastian Bassau in Jorge Mariano Jordan of Tehran, who issued an arrest warrant for Iranian civil servants in connection with the bombing of amenic acid airlite.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said: “In response to illegal and internationally inappropriate actions carried out by the Argentine prosecutor’s office, an Argentine charity in Tehran has been summoned. Diplomats.”
In July 1994, the Argentine Israel Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Centre in Buenos Aires was targeted in a bomb attack that reportedly killed 85 people and injured around 300 people. The bombing remains unresolved and unclaimed, but Israel has repeatedly accused Iran of being behind the attack. Tehran has been solidly denying it for over 30 years.
During his meeting with Argentine diplomats, Cameli firmly refused the Argentine judicial charges. He accused the charges of being unfounded and claimed it represents a significant departure from the long-term, unresolved judicial process associated with the bombing. He further noted that the responsibility placed on Iran only helps deepen the ambiguity surrounding the incident. This was affected by conventional ones that have long been exacerbated by external influences related to the Zionist regime, which used the case for political advantage.
Cameli also emphasized that the actions of Argentine prosecutors violated core principles of international law, particularly those relating to state sovereignty and political independence. He warned that such actions could set dangerous precedents for international relations and warned that Iran would take necessary legal and political measures to protect its interests under international law.