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CAIRO — The man nominated to serve as Iran’s defense minister is wanted by Interpol in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, confronting Iran with yet another challenge to its international reputation.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nominated Ahmad Vahidi on Wednesday to serve as defense minister. Vahidi was the head of the secret Quds Force, an arm of the Revolutionary Guards that carries out operations overseas.
The July 18, 1994, bombing at the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association was Argentina’s bloodiest terrorist attack. The bomb killed 85 people and wounded 200.
