General Ahmad Wahidi, Iran's designated interior minister, is wanted by Argentina and Interpol for his involvement in a 1994 attack on Argentina's Jewish community building.
This is not Vahidi's first position in Iran's government and he previously served as defense minister during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency from 2009-2013.
The appointment of cabinet ministers has not yet been approved by the Majles (Iranian parliament).
Outside Israel and the West, developments in Iran and especially Argentina, a country that suffered two attacks in the 1990s against the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires (1992) and against the Amia Jewish community building in 1994, are being closely monitored.
The attack on the Israeli embassy in Argentina in 1994, IPA
The headlines this morning in the Argentine capital reported extensively on the expected appointment of a Revolutionary Guardsman and Heidi.
"Iran's new president has appointed as interior minister a man accused of attacking Amia," wrote the Spanish-speaking digital news site Infobae.com.
"General Ahmad and Hidi were appointed to a key position," Clarin added.
As you may recall, as part of the investigation into the attack that claimed 85 lives and about 300 wounded, the Argentine authorities in 2007 demanded the extradition of six suspects in fact involved and one of them was Vahidi who was later appointed Minister of Defense.
Following this, Interpol issued a red order which meant a delay in favor of extradition against those suspects.
Iranian President Raisi, AFP
However, nothing has happened since.
Evidence of this occurred in 2011 when Vahidi himself traveled to Bolivia and met with senior government officials, including then-President Abu Morales, all in spite of an international arrest warrant against him.
Following a protest by Argentina, Bolivia "apologized" and expelled individuals.
