Iran appoints AMIA bombing suspect to National Security Council

For the second time this year, Iran has named a wanted suspect in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires to a top security role. A spokesman for the Islamic…
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Iran has placed a man wanted for the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history into a top national security post, signaling Tehran's continued defiance of international arrest warrants. The appointment elevates a former IRGC commander to secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, a role that directly shapes Iran's security and foreign policy. This move follows a similar pattern earlier this year, suggesting a deliberate escalation in Iran's willingness to flout global law enforcement cooperation. The key question is whether Argentina or other nations will impose new diplomatic or economic consequences.

