Argentina in the 2026 Iran war
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Argentina has adopted a policy of endorsement and support for the United States and Israel in response to the 2026 Iran war as part of President Javier Milei's international policy.
Under the Milei administration, Argentina became a vocal supporter of the United States and Israeli military actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Argentina and Iran have maintained tense relations since the AMIA bombing in 1994, which Argentina blames on Iran.
After the AMIA bombing in July 1994, the government of Argentina has blamed Iranian elements for the attack, alleging that Iran acted via Hezbollah proxies in Buenos Aires.[1][2] Another suicide bombing two years earlier at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, which has also been suspected as an act supported by Iran, had already strained relations between both countries.[3]
The governments of Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner showed an improvement in the relations between Argentina and Iran, with Fernández de Kirchner signing a memorandum of understanding to pursue justice in joint cooperation with Iran and opposing, at least initially, Interpol red notices against Iranian officials. Fernández de Kirchner condemned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his statements denying the Holocaust and boycotted his speeches at the UN.[4][5][6] As Vice President of Alberto Fernández, she denounced the designation of some of the accused over AMIA to high military positions, including the case of Ahmad Vahidi and Mohsen Rezai.[7][8][9]
In 2015, after the inauguration of Mauricio Macri, relations worsened again, with Macri revoking the memorandum with Iran and declaring Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in July 2019, banning all Hezbollah's activities in the country and freezing its assets.[10][11][12] Macri also blamed Iran for the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman.[13][14] This tension was partially relieved in the administration of President Alberto Fernández, a Kirchner ally. Fernández took a policy of inaction and insisted on pursuing justice independent of the Iranian position.[15][16]
After the victory of Javier Milei in 2023, his government took an aggressive stance on Iran, aligning with Israel and supporting Israeli actions against Iran, including the April and October Israeli strikes on Iran as part of a retaliation for two attacks by Iran against Israel those same months.[17][18] Milei continued to show support for Israel during the Gaza war and celebrated Israeli actions like the killing of Yahya Sinwar and the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah.[19][20]
In April 2024, the Federal Criminal Cassation Court of Argentina blamed Iran for the attacks against the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and AMIA.[3][21][22]
