Iran has assured Argentina that it will honour an agreement signed earlier this year to shed light on the bombing of the Amia Jewish centre in Buenos Aires in 1994, which killed 85 people and wounded more than 300.
Argentina has accused eight Iranians of being behind the bombing — including the former president, Ali Rafsanjani — and demanded their extradition.
The Argentinian Foreign Minister, Héctor Timerman, and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, decided in a meeting in New York on September 28 that the two countries would jointly pursue the investigation into the attack, in Geneva in November.
In February, Argentina’s Congress formally approved the establishment of a “truth commission” with Iran.
Despite Iran’s recent assurances on its agreement with Argentina — which took place amid signs of a thaw in relations between Iran and the West — Argentinian Jewish leaders have expressed doubts that Tehran will investigate the Amia bombing in good faith.