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Milei blasts Iran on anniversary of attack on Israeli embassy

THINGS TO KNOW 17.03.2026

Milei blasts Iran on anniversary of attack on Israeli embassy / Photo: JUAN MABROMATA - AFP

Argentina's President Javier Milei on Tuesday slammed Iran and reiterated his support for the United States and Israel as he attended an event commemorating a deadly attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires some thirty years ago.

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The bombing on March 17, 1992 involved a truck packed with explosives ramming into the Israeli embassy in the Argentine capital, killing 22 people and injuring more than 200.

In 2024, an Argentine court ruled the attack was ordered by Iran, along with the deadly 1994 assault on an Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center, which killed 85 people.

"In the face of terrorism, there can be no truce," Milei said at an anniversary event held at the site of the former embassy.

"We are making it clear where we stand at this historic moment, in which the United States and Israel have decided to put an end to the Iranian government, a tyranny that not only holds its own population captive but has devoted itself to spreading terrorism for decades."

Since US-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has responded with attacks throughout the Middle East and threats that have nearly halted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies normally passes.

"Israel is a strategic ally of our country, we are united through shared values," Milei added.

The event was attended by about 100 people, with funeral wreaths of white flowers decorating the area.

Argentina is host to the largest Jewish community in Latin America, with nearly 300,000 people living mostly in Buenos Aires.

A.Hill--SMC

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