July: Argentina: Bombing orchestrated by Iran via Hezbollah (Syria).
This was the second bombing Iran orchestrated in two years in Buenos Aires–
–against Israeli Embassy in 1992 (29 killed)
–against the Jewish Community Center in 1994 (85 killed)
Interpol (the highly–regarded international police cooperative based in Lyon, France) in Nov 2007 adds five senior Iranian government/military officials to its Most Wanted List – as a consequence of the Community Center bombing (1994..this entry) 13 years earlier…issues Interpol “Red Cards” for them.
[21 months later, in August 2009, Ahmadinejad of Iran will appoint one of the Most Wanted (killers), Ahmad Vahidi, to his cabinet as Defence Minister].
…Iran nuclear power development (or more precisely, Israel’s frustrating of same) involving Argentina, Iran and Israel apparently underlay both of the Iranian–sponsored bombings…
Argentina under Carlos Menem and under Israeli pressure terminated Argentinean nuclear assistance to Iran prior to the first bombing (in 1992)…
Israel, according to Stratfor (the American–based online strategic analysts) assassinated a top Iranian nuclear scientist back in Tehran prior to the second bombing (in 1994)…