Argentina requests arrest of Iran's Khamenei over 1994 bombing

Argentinian prosecutor Sebastián Basso has formally requested the arrest of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for his alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which resulted in 85 deaths. Basso has asked federal judge Daniel Rafecas to issue both national and international arrest warrants and to allow trials in absentia for other implicated Iranian and Lebanese suspects. This legal action follows the passage of a law under President Javier Milei that facilitates such trials for serious crimes. Basso claims that Khamenei played a central role in planning the attack, asserting that he issued a fatwa to authorize the bombing. This request marks a significant departure from previous legal stances that granted Khamenei diplomatic immunity. If granted, the arrest warrant could further strain Argentina's already tenuous diplomatic relations with Iran.