The government of Iran has accused President Javier Milei of having crossed 'a red line' by declaring that the Islamic Republic is an enemy of Argentina, as reported by the Tehran Times. The publication, which local media identified as 'close to the Tehran regime', questions the alignment of the Argentine president with the United States and Israel. The article is titled 'Milei, Quo Vadis?' and is signed by Saleh Abidi Maleki. It states that Argentine foreign policy responds 'to external pressures' and is part of 'an Iranophobia project'. Trump assured that the war with Iran 'will soon end'. 'Considering these facts, Iran cannot remain indifferent to the hostile positions of the current Argentine government… Argentina has officially presented itself as an enemy of Iran… This is an unforgivable red line that has been crossed,' says one of the most alarming paragraphs. The criticism recalls recent statements by Milei during a speech in New York, where he stated: 'I don't like Iran. But I also have a strategic alliance with the United States and Israel.' The Argentine leader's words are interpreted in Tehran as 'aggressive strategies' against Iran, continued the newspaper, consulted by the Argentine News Agency. The article also rejects the accusations about Iranian involvement in the AMIA bombing and affirms that such claims are part of a campaign started more than three decades ago. IP An 'instrument' Additionally, it accuses the Argentine government of acting as 'an instrument in the hands of the Zionist regime and the United States.' In one of the harshest passages, Iran states that Milei would have 'turned Argentina into the Israel of Latin America'.
