Iran appoints AMIA bombing suspect to National Security Council

Iran appointed Mohsen Rezaei, a suspect in the 1994 AMIA bombing, as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. Rezaei, a former IRGC commander, is wanted by Argentina and subject to an Interpol Red Notice. The announcement came from a spokesman for President Pezeshkian. This is the second such appointment this year; Ahmad Vahidi was earlier made IRGC commander.

Iran has appointed Mohsen Rezaei, a suspect in the 1994 AMIA bombing, as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. The announcement was made Monday by a spokesman for President Masoud Pezeshkian. Rezaei, a former IRGC commander, had been an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. He is wanted by Argentina and subject to an Interpol Red Notice for his alleged role in the attack that killed 85 people. This is the second time this year Iran has named an AMIA suspect to a top security role; earlier, Ahmad Vahidi was appointed IRGC commander. In June 2025, Argentina ordered 10 suspects tried in absentia, including Rezaei and Vahidi. The article lists the other eight suspects named by prosecutor Alberto Nisman.