Overview

• President Javier Milei attended the 31st commemoration of the 1994 AMIA bombing at Pasteur 633 under reinforced security measures including perimeter fencing and metal detectors
• On June 26, Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas authorized Argentina’s first in-absentia trial against ten Iranian and Lebanese suspects accused of planning the AMIA attack
• Iran’s Foreign Ministry distributed a report at the United Nations accusing Argentina, Canada, the Czech Republic and Paraguay of backing Israeli “aggression”
• Tehran condemned the in-absentia proceedings as “illegal, politicized and contrary to international law,” intensifying tensions ahead of the memorial ceremony
• Argentina has publicly aligned with Israel, labeling Iran an “enemy” and reflecting President Milei’s broader shift toward Western alliances