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| | [[File:Screenshot 8-11-2026 235618.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|[[Vladimir Putin]] and Mohsen Rezaei]] | | [[File:Screenshot 8-11-2026 235618.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|[[Vladimir Putin]] and Mohsen Rezaei]] |
| | '''Mohsen Rezaei''' is the current Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, a senior role overseeing [[national security]] [[policy]], [[foreign policy]] coordination, and [[strategic]] decision-making, with a career spanning decades in [[Iran]]’s [[military]] and [[political]] [[institution]]s. | | '''Mohsen Rezaei''' is the current Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, a senior role overseeing [[national security]] [[policy]], [[foreign policy]] coordination, and [[strategic]] decision-making, with a career spanning decades in [[Iran]]’s [[military]] and [[political]] [[institution]]s. |
| | + | In 2006, Argentinian Judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral issued international Arrest warrant for Rezaei, six other Iranians, and one Lebanese national in connection with the Iran/[[Hezbollah]] ([[Mohsen Rabbani]]) 18 July 1994 [[AMIA bombing]] massacre, a suicide bombing of a [[Jewish Community Center]] in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], that killed 85 people and injured over 300 others.<ref name="ste">Stephens, Brett, "Iran's al Qaeda", Stephens' "Global View" column, editorial pages, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', 16 October 2007; p. A20</ref> Since 2007, Rezaei has been subject to an [[Interpol notice|Interpol Red Notice]] for "Aggravated Murder and Damages" in connection with the 1994 AMIA bombing, which remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history to date.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071110161318/http://www.interpol.int/public/data/wanted/notices/data/2007/58/2007_49958.asp Wanted profile on Interpol website] Interpol</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071110161318/http://www.interpol.int/public/data/wanted/notices/data/2007/58/2007_49958.asp Wanted profile on Interpol website] Interpol</ref><ref>[http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/PressReleases/PR2007/PR200754.asp Interpol press release] - [http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100820110351/http%3A//www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/PressReleases/PR2007/PR200754.asp archive]. ''Interpol'', 20 August 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Argentina: More international arrest warrants issued for 1994 Jewish center bombing|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ARGENTINA%3a+MORE+INTERNATIONAL+ARREST+WARRANTS+ISSUED+FOR+1994+JEWISH...-a0171417659|access-date=25 March 2013|work=South American Political and Economic Affairs|date=16 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disgust as Wanted Man Mohsen Rezaei Hosted by Nicaragua |url=https://iranwire.com/en/world/71093/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=iranwire.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2017 |title=Argentinian lawyer Alberto Nisman was murdered, police report finds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/argentinian-lawyer-alberto-nisman-was-murdered-police-report-finds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106163119/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/argentinian-lawyer-alberto-nisman-was-murdered-police-report-finds |archive-date=6 November 2017 |access-date=26 October 2026 |work=the Guardian}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-names-new-security-chief-whos-wanted-by-interpol-in-connection-with-deadly-amia-bombing/amp/ |title=Iran names new security chief who’s wanted by Interpol in connection with deadly AMIA bombing |work=Times of Israel |date=10 August 2026}} "Mohsen Rezaei, ex-IRGC chief, sought by Argentina for alleged role in 1994 attack on Jewish center that killed 85; he's 2nd to lead Supreme National Security Council since Israel killed Larijani in March."</ref> |
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| | + | In 1998, Rezaei's eldest son, Ahmad, defected to the United States, where he told U.S. officials that the [[1992 Buenos Aires Israeli embassy bombing]] had been planned in [[Tehran]]. He further claimed that he had accompanied his father to Lebanon to witness the training.<ref name="ste" /> In 2005, however, Ahmad Rezaei returned to Iran and recanted his statements about his father's involvement in the bombing.<ref>[http://www.fararu.com/vdcgnu9x.ak9ty4prra.html Mohsen Rezaei, A closer look] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614104152/http://www.fararu.com/vdcgnu9x.ak9ty4prra.html |date=14 June 2009 }}</ref> He was reported to have left Iran again in 2009. On 13 November 2011, his body was found in a hotel in [[Dubai]].<ref name="ash" /> Initial reports suggested that he had been assassinated by a hotel employee at the behest of the Iranian government, but the [[Dubai Police Force]] attributed his death to [[suicide]] following the consumption of a large quantity of [[antidepressant]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/world-now/story/2011-11-14/death-in-dubai-raises-intrigue-in-iranian-media |title=Death in Dubai raises intrigue in Iranian media |first=Ramin |last=Mostaghim |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=14 November 2011}}</ref> |
| | + | It is believed that 'Mohsen Rezai who likely ordered murder of his own son.'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2022/12/17/democrats-protect-mohsen-rezai-who-likely-ordered-murder-of-son/ |title=Democrats protect Iranian terrorist Mohsen Rezai who likely ordered murder of his own son |first=Kenneth R. |last=Timmerman |work=[[New York Post]] |date=14 December 2022}}</ref> |
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