Argentine court orders eight suspects to trial for 1994 Jewish community bombing

An Argentine court has ordered seven Iranians and one Lebanese national to stand trial in absentia for their alleged roles in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and injured over 300. Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ruled that the attack, deemed a “crime against humanity,” was ordered by the Iranian regime and executed by Hezbollah. The suspects, who include former Iranian officials and a Hezbollah operative, face a $500 million lien each. Argentina's Justice Minister Juan Bautista Mahiques called the decision “a milestone in the fight against impunity,” and President Javier Milei welcomed the move. This legal action, enabled by a new mechanism for trying defendants in absentia, marks a significant development after three decades of investigations and Iran's refusal to extradite the accused.