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Argentina Indicts Iranian Nationals for 1994 AMIA Bombing

3/7/2026

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Sebastián Basso, Argentina's lead prosecutor, requested indictment of ten Iranian and Lebanese nationals, including Ahmad Vahidi, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, linked to the 1994 AMIA bombing.
This signals a shift to trials in absentia, enabled by recent legal changes.
Vahidi is among those indicted.
The investigation faces cover-up and witness-tampering allegations, complicating accountability.
President Javier Milei has labeled Iran an enemy and supports the Jewish community.

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Story summary

Sebastián Basso, Argentina's lead prosecutor, requested indictment of ten Iranian and Lebanese nationals, including Ahmad Vahidi, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, linked to the 1994 AMIA bombing.
This signals a shift to trials in absentia, enabled by recent legal changes.
Vahidi is among those indicted.
The investigation faces cover-up and witness-tampering allegations, complicating accountability.
President Javier Milei has labeled Iran an enemy and supports the Jewish community.