Clenched Against The Israeli Embassy In Argentina They Just Tried To Blow Up

Iranian plot included Israeli embassy in Argentina:

The thwarted Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States also involved an attack on the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Buenos Aires. American-Iranian Manssor Arbabsiar, arrested Oct. 11in the Saudi ambassador murder plot, also was planning an attack against the embassies of Israel and Saudi Arabia in Buenos Aires, although U.S. officials did not state it specifically, according to reports. The acting head of the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Angel Barman, told JTA that “it's not surprising that Iran is suspected of committing a new attack.” Upon hearing that the FBI had broken up a series of terrorist attacks involving Iranian targets in Argentina, AMIA said in a statement that “whoever is unpunished, reoffends.” The statement refers to the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 and injured hundreds. Argentina has accused Iran of ordering the bombing, which it says was carried out by the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.

Follow Omri Ceren on the Mere Rhetoric Facebook page or on Twitter, or subscribe to Mere Rhetoric via RSS or email. You can also find more news, information, and analysis on Iran at Mere Rhetoric's full Iran coverage page.