Iran – An Argentine prosecutor is criticizing a statement from Iran expressing willingness to help solve Argentina’s worst terrorist attack.
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Alberto Nisman says Iran’s pledge to help is just empty words unless it hands over the Iranian suspects sought in the bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people on July 18, 1994.
A Sunday statement from Iran’s foreign ministry refers to Monday’s anniversary of the bombing and says Iran condemns terrorism. It also said Iran expresses sympathy for the victims’ families and wants to help solve the case.
The statement adds that Iran’s citizens have been unfairly accused and it has a duty to defend them.
The headline says that Iran is “‘ready to cooperate’ over attack on Argentine Jews.” I understood that to mean that Iran was “ready to cooperate” with anyone who was interested in attacking Argentine Jews. While that was (upon closer inspection) not what was intended, that really would not have surprised me at all. If, in fact, Iran really does intend to help with this case (and not just conceal its own involvement), that would surprise me rather a great deal.