Overview
- Judge Daniel Rafecas, who ordered the move Monday, asked Interpol to publish a red notice to detain Seyed Ali-Asghar Mir-Hejazi for questioning in the AMIA case.
- Investigators say Mir-Hejazi led a state “Special Committee” that gathered intelligence for the attack and was a close aide to Iran’s supreme leader.
- The arrest request stems from four witness statements taken in Paris in December 2024 that prosecutors say reconnect top Iranian decision-makers to the plot.
- Israeli media reported Mir-Hejazi may have died in a March 6 strike in Tehran, a claim not confirmed by officials and one that clouds how the order can be enforced.
- Rafecas also asked Iran to cooperate and paused action on ten other suspects until Argentina’s top criminal court rules on whether trials in absence are allowed, a decision that could shape if and when victims see a courtroom.