Belén Fernández - 15th anniversary of AMIA bombing observed, barring interference by IranAir

Walking down Avenida Figueroa Alcorta in Buenos Aires the other day, I came across a succession of posters advertising “ la penetración iraní en América latina” and featuring Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clasping hands. When I then came across the Iranian embassy and a monument in a park labeled “Plaza Irán,” as well, I became momentarily convinced that the posters might have a point.   Some confusion arose from the date on the monument, May 12, 1965, which placed its origins in an arc

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