Israeli intelligence has uncovered most of the details of Iran's involvement in the July 1994 bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that left some 100 people dead and 250 wounded, Haaretz daily reported on Tuesday.
The details include an account of a meeting of the Iranian Supreme Council for National Security at which the decision to go ahead with the bombing was made. Israel also has the name of the bomber, Ibrahim Hussein Baro, a member of Hizbullah, as well as the transcript of his farewell phone call to Lebanon.
The Argentine government recently released details of its investigation into another bombing attack of the Israeli Embassy on March 17, 1992, in which 30 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded. That bombing was also conducted by Iranian intelligence services, with Hizbullah playing a key role in its execution. The methods of operation in both cases were the same.
According to the Israeli report, the decision in principle to strike at the Jewish community center was made in August 1993 at a meeting chaired by Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Other participants included President Rafsanjani, Intelligence Minister Ali Fallahian, Khamenei's intelligence and security adviser, Muhamed Hijazi, and the country's foreign minister at the time, Velayati.
It should be noted that Tehran has been strongly rejecting all the allegations regarding its involvement in these bombings. (Albawaba.com)
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