Argentina has already experienced on its own territory the effects of Islamist terrorism inspired by Iran and executed by the Hezbollah organization, responsible for the two most serious attacks in the country's recent history. The first was the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in March 1992, which left 29 dead and over 200 injured. Two years later, on July 18, 1994, the explosion at the AMIA headquarters caused 85 deaths and hundreds of injuries, becoming the most devastating terrorist attack recorded in the country. Argentine judicial investigations, as well as various subsequent court rulings, attributed the strategic decision of the attack to the top echelons of the Iranian regime, while the operational execution was assigned to the Hezbollah terrorist structure, an organization linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. In this historical context, the current escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the warning about possible clandestine networks compel Argentina to maintain a particularly attentive watch, similar to that applied by former President Menem. During his recent visit to New York, the Argentine head of state reiterated his support for actions aimed at curbing Iran's military capability, which he defined as a regime that finances international terrorism and threatens global stability. This political stance, added to the precedent of the 1992 and 1994 attacks, places the issue of counter-terrorism security on a plane of special sensitivity for the country. Security analysts warn that, in an increasingly volatile international scenario, Argentina should strengthen its intelligence mechanisms, international cooperation, and control of any logistical support networks linked to extremism. The precedent of the Triple Border, investigations into the financing of radicalized organizations in the region, and the attacks suffered on national soil are part of a context that forces one not to minimize the warnings arising from international security bodies. On many occasions, they are silently transferred to other territories through clandestine networks that remain dormant for years. For Argentina, a country that already knows the devastating consequences of this type of operation, prudence and prevention should be indispensable tools. Even more so when the government of President Javier Milei has adopted an international position clearly aligned with the United States and Israel against the Iranian regime. According to a federal alert circulated among police and intelligence agencies, encrypted transmissions may have been used as an activation signal for possible 'sleeper cells' located outside Iranian territory. The report, based on a preliminary analysis of signals detected by intelligence bodies, indicates that the transmission was likely sent from Iran and relayed through different countries shortly after the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died on February 28 during joint attacks by the United States and Israel against regime targets. According to specialists analyzing the intercepted signal, it would be a coded message intended for receivers that possess a specific key to decipher its content. This type of communication is historically used by espionage networks and clandestine structures because it allows for brief orders to be transmitted without using the internet or telephone systems that can be traced. Although U.S. authorities clarified that there is no concrete threat associated with a specific target at this time, the alert orders the reinforcement of radiofrequency monitoring and surveillance of suspicious movements that could be linked to clandestine operational networks. The concern of security agencies is linked to the possibility that Tehran may seek to respond indirectly to the military offensive that has recently struck regime's strategic structures. Buenos Aires - March 10, 2026 - Total News Agency - TNA - The interception of encrypted communications attributed to Iran sounded alarms in U.S. security agencies and once again placed the risk of operations linked to international terrorism at the center of the scene. But it also reminds us that, on the global chessboard, modern wars are not always fought only on the military front. At that time, SIDE had prepared agents with some experience, even so, the counterintelligence directorate, which was following Mohsen Rabbani, one of those involved and cultural attaché of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires, failed to stop him. Rabbani was photographed trying to acquire a Traffic truck, the same model used in the AMIA attack, but he managed to elude the then department head Horacio Antonio Stiusso, who could never explain how 'the turtle escaped him.' Today, intelligence personnel are less experienced. The alert circulated in the United States does not yet speak of an imminent attack. In this scenario, the activation of agents previously positioned in different countries could constitute a tool for asymmetric retaliation. So-called 'sleeper cells' are clandestine structures that remain inactive for years, made up of individuals who live apparently integrated into civilian life until they receive instructions to carry out specific operations. For Argentina, this type of international warning cannot be interpreted as a distant phenomenon.
