AMIA bombing

Iran appoints AMIA bombing suspect to National Security Council

In June 2025, Argentina’s federal judiciary ordered that 10 Iranian and Lebanese suspects accused in connection with the deadly 1994 AMIA bombing be tried in absentia, with Mohsen Rezaei among them.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (second from right) and IRGC commander General Mohsen Rezaie (left) stand together during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026.
Local residents, both Jewish and non-jewish visit the inundated flower memorial next to Bondi Pavilion to pay their respects at Bondi Beach on December 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Deadliest year in decades as antisemitism becomes ‘new normal’ in West, Jewish watchdog finds

Jewish communities across the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Argentina reported rising violence and online abuse, as the J7 urged governments to act before further attacks.

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The AMIA building, the Argentinian and Israeli flags woven with names of all the victims of the 1994 bombing.

AMIA bombing victims remembered as Argentina marks 32 years without justice

The attack killed 85 people and wounded over 300 when a vehicle packed with explosives was detonated outside the Jewish community center.

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The 32nd anniversary gathering to memorialize the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, July 17, 2026.

Argentinian Jews turn a World Cup chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing

Argentina’s Jewish community marked 32 years since the deadly AMIA bombing with a World Cup-inspired campaign, as leaders pressed for faster trials of Iranian and Hezbollah suspects.

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US charges alleged Hezbollah member over deadly 1994 AMIA bombing

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Samuel Salman El Reda, 58, had coordinated Hezbollah's activities in South America, Asia, and Lebanon since 1993.

DECEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Rescue workers search for survivors and victims in the rubble left after a powerful car bomb destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA), in this July 18, 1994 file photo

Urgently reopen the Buenos Aires AMIA bombing investigation - opinion

We must not forget the tragedy that struck Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, when a suicide bomber targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), claiming 85 innocent lives.

DECEMBER 19, 2023ByERFAN FARD
ARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT Javier Milei takes part in a Hanukkah celebration in Buenos Aires, last week.

False bomb threat hits Buenos Aires Jewish center where 85 people died in 1994 bombing

Police in Argentina are investigating the emails to determine their origin and find the individual or individuals responsible for Wednesday’s threats.

DECEMBER 7, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
MEMBERS OF THE Argentinean Jewish community in Buenos Aires hold up pictures of the victims of the AMIA Jewish center bombing, during a ceremony in 2015 to mark the 21th anniversary of the 1994 attack

Seeking justice for the deadly 1994 AMIA bombing - opinion

After twenty-nine years since the AMIA atrocity, striving to achieve justice is crucial.

JULY 23, 2023BySHIMON SAMUELS
THEN-ARGENTINIAN PRESIDENT Mauricio Macri speaks at an event in Buenos Aires in memory of the victims of the 1994 bombing at the AMIA community center, marking the 25th anniversary of the attack, in 2019.

Argentina requests INTERPOL arrest Lebanese citizens in AMIA bombing case

At least some of the Lebanese suspects are suspected of being in Paraguay or Brazil.

JUNE 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rescue workers search for survivors and victims in the rubble left after a powerful car bomb destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA), in this July 18, 1994 file photo

Can Europe protect Diaspora Jews from Iran's IRGC threats? - opinion

How will European nations structure their Israel-based policies around the IRGC's active threats, and how will they protect Jews in the Diaspora?

APRIL 15, 2023ByMICHAEL SIEVEKING
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

US officials slam Hezbollah on anniversary of AMIA, Burgas bombings

Both Lipstadt and Price acknowledged the AMIA attack as the largest antisemitic attack on Jews in more than half a century.

JULY 19, 2022ByGADI ZAIG
HOLDING UP images of the victims of the 1994 bombing on Argentina’s AMIA center, to mark the attack’s 25th anniversary, in Buenos Aires, July 18, 2019.

Understanding the Iranian threat across Latin America - opinion

Approaching the 28th anniversary of the Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish Center bombing

JUNE 19, 2022BySHIMON SAMUELS, ARIEL GELBLUNG
SHIMON SAMUELS (right) and the late Alberto Nisman stand alongside the prosecutor’s 2015 diagram of Iran’s terrorist network in South America.

Argentina official says Israel should help investigate 1994 AMIA bombing

Israel was not a target of the attack — the bombing, widely believed to have been carried out by terrorists backed by Iran, occurred in Buenos Aires.

JANUARY 29, 2022ByCALEB GUEDES-REED/JTA
A memorial to the victims of the 1994 AMIA bombing

Argentina slams Iranian VP travel despite part in AMIA bombing

Why has Iran's Vice President been allowed to travel despite an Interpol red notice against him for his part in the AMIA bombing?

JANUARY 12, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Secretary of the Expediency Council arbitration body and Iran's upcoming presidential election candidate Mohsen Rezai attends a news conference at the Iranian Mehr news agency office in Tehran, May 24, 2009.