Big News.  And may initiate more attacks by the Regime against Argentina.   “Argentine court blames Iran and Hezbollah for deadly 1994 Jewish center bombing,” AP, 4-12-24.  “Argentina’s highest criminal court reported a new development Thursday in the elusive quest for justice in the deadliest attack in the country’s history — the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center headquarters — concluding Iran had planned the attack and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group had executed the plans.  In a ruling obtained by The Associated Press, Argentina’s Court of Cassation deemed Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, responsible for the bombing in Buenos Aires that leveled the community center, killing 85 people, wounding 300 and devastating Latin America’s biggest Jewish community. The court said the attack came in retaliation for Argentina reneging on a nuclear cooperation deal with Tehran. Alleging Iran’s “political and strategic” role in the bombing, the Argentine court paved the way for victims’ families to bring lawsuits against the Islamic Republic. In the past three decades, Iran has not turned over citizens convicted in Argentina. Interpol arrest warrants have led nowhere. “The significance of these grave human rights violations for the international community as a whole invokes a state’s duty to provide judicial protection,” the ruling said, declaring the bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Association community center a “crime against humanity.”  See also “Argentina court blames Iran for 1990s terror attacks on Israeli embassy, AMIA center,” Times of Israel, 4-12-24.

“A Look at Iran’s Military Capabilities,” NYT, 4-12-24.

“U.S. Pledges to Defend Israel in Case of Iranian Attack,” WSJ, 4-12-24.

“U.S. Targets Unlikely to Be on List in Possible Iranian Attack, Officials Say,” NYT, 4-12-24.

Remember, this began because of the 1979 Revolution, then the continued push to spread the Shia Crescent and through proxies the spread of terror and intimidation (including the creation of Hezbollah), then the 2011 Syria civil war with Iran’s response of snipers and IRGC and Quds Force, and most recently the overt placement of Iranian military personnel and use of the “consulate” in Damascus.  “U.S. Moves Warships to Defend Israel in Case of Iranian Attack,” WSJ, 4-12-24.

Iran thinks it has a green light from the international community to attack Israel, because Israel attacked its military installation in Damascus?  It has not been proven to be a consulate yet.  “Tensions rise amid expectations of Iran retaliation against Israel,” Al Jazeera, 4-11-24.

Is the Iranian press believable?  “Iran’s Mehr news agency removes report about closing Tehran’s airspace, denies publishing it,” Arab News, 4-11-24.

“Blame the United Nations.  “Iran says UN condemnation could have averted retaliation,” i24NEWS, 4-11-24.

“IDF says it’s on high alert for Iranian attack, as world warns Tehran of consequences,” Times of Israel, 4-11-24.

“Iran has ten ways to attack Israel; which one will it choose? – analysis,” JPost, 4-11-24.

“US has asked countries in the region to press Iran not to engage in war in Sudan,” Reuters, 4-11-24.

“As Iran vows revenge, Israel worries it could get even by going nuclear,” Times of Israel, 4-11-24.

“Iran’s leader says 4 threatening words to Israel, blasts the US and West for ‘disaster’ in Gaza,” Fox, 4-10-24.

“Iran Smuggles Arms to West Bank, Officials Say, to Foment Unrest With Israel,” NYT, 4-9-24.  In short, I challenge the UN Secretary General to respond to the NYT and Times of Israel stories, and explain what the UN should do in response to Iran’s malign activity.  “NYT: Iran has flooded West Bank with arms for 2 years, aims to make it next flashpoint,” Times of Israel, 4-9-24.

“Amid Serious Iran-Israel Tension, The Nuclear Elephant Is In The Room,” Iran International, 4-9-24.

Now Iran threatens UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq.  “Iran says it can close Hormuz Strait, views Israeli presence in UAE as threat,” Reuters, 4-9-24.

Iran helps both sides in the Ukraine War!  “US transfers thousands of seized Iranian guns, rocket launchers and munitions to Ukraine,” CNN, 4-9-24.

Can you imagine losing six years of your life?  They did.  “Iran frees jailed conservationists who worked to save cheetahs,” AP, ABC, 4-9-24.

Iran just won’t back off from its founding principle (seemingly more essential than a Shia country in contravention to Sunni Saudi Arabia) that America is the Great Satan, and that Israel is also to be condemned and attacked.  Today, with the U.S. not responsible for the Damascus attack by Israel, Iran still wants to attack American interests.  “Iranian official accuses US of giving Israel ‘green light’ to attack consulate in Syria,” Politico, 4-8-24.

“Iran’s Better, Stealthier Drones Are Remaking Global Warfare,” Bloomberg, 4-8-24.

“Iran promises “maximum damage” attack on Israel,” i24NEWS, 4-6-24.

This remains the only holiday in the world in which one country calls for the total destruction of another country.  “Iran Marks Quds Day As Israel Faces Possible Retaliation,” Iran International, 4-5-24.

“CIA warns Israel of Iran’s possible retaliation within 48 hours for consulate attack in Syria,” India TV, 4-4-24.

“Bolster sanctions to stop Iran’s growing military space capabilities,” C4ISRNET, 4-4-24.

“Treasury Targets Network Facilitating Shipments Valued in Hundreds of Millions for Iranian Military,” U.S. Department of Treasury, 4-4-24.

“Iran is in full control of its terrorist proxies scattered across Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian territories. Its repeated rhetoric about not controlling the decisions of these factions is nothing more than a form of tactical plausible deniability and war conflict profiteering.”  See “What is the current, quiet conversation between US and Iran? – opinion,” JPost, 4-4-24.

If the building in Damascus was occupied by military, it was not protected as a diplomatic location.  Thus, Israel did not violate international law protecting diplomatic facilities.  Leaves the UN Sec Gen and the EU with egg on their face for jumping the gun before the facts are in.  “US, UK, and France block UNSC response to strike on Iran in Syria,” Reuters, 4-4-24.

Quote of the Day.  “With God’s help we will make the Zionists repent of their crime of aggression against the Iranian consulate in Damascus,” Supreme Leader Khamenei.  Terror, thus, has a religious bent for him.  “Iran ramps up threats against Israel following consulate airstrike,” Politico, 4-3-24.

This article is wrong.  Iran will respond.  And I was reminded of this, that Friday (4-5-24) is Quds Day – or Jerusalem Day – the last Friday in Ramadan, a great day Iran would think for strking.  “’Iran will not respond’: Middle East experts, dissidents comment on Damascus strike,” JPost, 4-3-24.

“‘We Will Cut Off the Hand’: Abbas’s Fatah Party Slams Iran for Interfering in Palestinian Affairs,” Algemeiner, 4-3-24.

Here’s the quote you need to read about the “consulate.”  “An embassy can lose those protections, however, if it is used for a military purpose, as is true of schools, homes, and other civilian buildings during wartime. That would first be a threshold question about whether the conflict itself is legal: International law generally prohibits the use of force against another sovereign state, except in self-defense. An Israeli military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari did not confirm or deny Israel’s role in the attack but told CNN that the strike had targeted “a military building of Quds Forces disguised as a civilian building in Damascus.” A member of the Revolutionary Guards, which oversee the Quds Force, told the Times that the strike on Monday had targeted a meeting in which Iranian intelligence officials and Palestinian militants were discussing the war in Gaza. Among them were leaders of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a group armed and funded by Iran. Iran has long blurred the lines between its diplomatic missions and its military operations in the Middle East. It selects its ambassadors to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen — countries that make up the “axis of resistance” — from the commanders of the Quds Forces, the external branch of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, rather than its career diplomats.”  See “Israel bombed an Iranian Embassy complex. Is that allowed?,” NYT, 4-2-24.

“At UN, US warns Iran not to target it over Syria strike,” Reuters, 4-2-24.

“’Preparing strikes on Israeli embassies’: The coming Iranian response to Syria strike,” Jerusalem Post, 4-2-24.

“Mohammad Reza Zahedi: who was the Iranian commander killed in an Israeli strike in Syria?,” Guardian, 4-2-24.

“Three suspects in stabbing of London-based Iranian journalist fled UK by plane ‘within hours of attack’,” Independent, 4-2-24.  “Iran International, which has been designated a terrorist organisation by Tehran, said it had faced “heavy threats” for 18 months, and noted that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have been targeting journalists and their families.”

Military types don’t know how to run businesses, including airlines.  But this is indication that Iran uses its airlines for nefarious purposes.  “Iran’s national airline being run by Revolutionary Guard commander,” Telegraph, 4-2-24.

“The frightening backdrop to an Iranian journalist’s stabbing in London,” Columbia Journalism Review, 4-2-24.

“Federal court: Iran, Syria must pay $191 million for murder of Ari Fuld,” JNS, 4-2-24.  “Richard Heideman, senior counsel at Heideman, Nudelman & Kalik, which represented Fuld’s estate and most of his family members in the suit, told JNS that the $191 million in damages is intended to compensate for the suffering of Fuld and his family but also to send a signal to Hamas’s sponsors. ‘The court also went one step further and assessed punitive damages, as not only a punishment of Iran and Syria but also to send a loud and clear message that the court will not countenance the continued sponsorship by Iran and Syria of terror against Americans,’ he said.”