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| | In 2015 [[President Barack Obama]] negotiated an [[Iranian nuke deal]] allowing Iran to build [[nuclear weapons]] in 13 years. In 2018 [[President Donald Trump]] rescinded the deal. | | In 2015 [[President Barack Obama]] negotiated an [[Iranian nuke deal]] allowing Iran to build [[nuclear weapons]] in 13 years. In 2018 [[President Donald Trump]] rescinded the deal. |
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| | + | In Aug. 2021, the butcher of Tehran, Raisi, presented a cabinet dominated by hardliners on Wednesday, state TV reported, among them a foreign minister known for close ties to Hezbollah and an interior minister wanted by Interpol over his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires. |
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| | + | ''New interior minister Ahmad Vahidi sought by Interpol; the president's pick for top diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, is an avowed anti-Westerner with ties to IRGC, Hezbollah.'' |
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| | + | The 1994 bombing of Jewish center AMIA in [[Argentina]] massacred 85 and wounded hundreds.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-raisi-taps-minister-wanted-for-role-in-buenos-aires-jewish-center-bombing/ Iran’s Raisi taps minister wanted for role in Buenos Aires Jewish Center bombing], AP and TOI Staff,11 August 2021. |
| | + | ''New interior minister Ahmad Vahidi sought by Interpol; the president's pick for top diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, is an avowed anti-Westerner with ties to IRGC, Hezbollah.''</ref> |
| | + | In Apr 2024: 'Branding Islamic Republic a ‘terrorist state,’ ruling says Hezbollah carried out deadly bombings on Tehran’s orders, calls 1994 bombing of Jewish center a crime against humanity.' <ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-court-blames-iran-for-1990s-terror-attacks-on-israeli-embassy-amia-center/ Argentina court blames Iran for 1990s terror attacks on Israeli embassy, AMIA center]. By ''AFP'', 12 April 2024. |
| | + | <blockquote>Branding Islamic Republic a ‘terrorist state,’ ruling says Hezbollah carried out deadly bombings on Tehran’s orders, calls 1994 bombing of Jewish center a crime against humanity.</blockquote></ref> |
| | + | In 2024, Argentina's president Javier Milei said: "AMIA bombing 'exact same kind of brutality' as [[Oct 7 War|Oct. 7 massacre]]."<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/393233 Javier Milei: AMIA bombing 'exact same kind of brutality' as Oct. 7 massacre], |
| | + | ''Israel National News', July 18, 2024. |
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| | + | *Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 ([https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1814013240839700624 Jul 18, 2024]):<blockquote><small> |
| | + | It's the 30th anniversary of Hezbollah's terror attack against Argentina's Jewish community. |
| | + | On July 18 1994, a suicide bomber in a truck struck AMIA, a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, k*lling 85 people & injuring 300+ |
| | + | Javier Milei attended today's memorial ceremony.</small></blockquote></ref> |
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| | + | In Oct 2021, The lawmakers in Iran --who are even more extreme than mainstream radicals -- submitted a formal complaint was appended by a public petition that, among other allegations, accuses Rouhani of betraying Iranians through signing the nuclear deal with the world powers. |
| | + | <ref>[https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/10/irans-hard-liners-push-prosecute-rouhani Iran's hard-liners push to prosecute Rouhani], Al-Monitor Staff, October 12, 2021</ref> |
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| | + | Reported in 2024: Hezbollah bombs dropped on Israel were 'smuggled through Europe.' Iran using EU ports to transfer weapons: Antwerp, Valencia, and Ravenna were named as the main European ports; ships docked here before arriving in Latakia in Northern Syria and then heading to Southern Lebanon.<ref>Melanie Swan, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/14/iran-weapons-hezbollah-israel-gaza/ Iranian bombs dropped on Israel are transported on ships using European ports]. ''Daily Telegraph'', 14 March 2024. |
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| | + | Weapons destined for Hezbollah shipped to Syria before vessels carry on to ports in Antwerp and Valencia ‘to disguise purpose of journeys’.</small></blockquote> |
| | + | Iran International English |
| | + | @IranIntl_En ([https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/1768341155484164258 Mar 14, 2024]) |
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| | + | Weapons and other goods are now shipped via ports in Antwerp, Valencia and Ravenna, The Telegraph has been told. |
| | + | They arrive at the Syrian port of Latakia, before moving south to Lebanon. |
| | + | Iran has switched to shipping weapons by sea after Israel’s air force began to target consignments coming in by land into northern Syria via Iraq, the source told @Telegraph.</small></blockquote></ref> |
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| | ==Further reading== | | ==Further reading== |