Confusion: In the end, the AMIA suspect was not named commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

On Monday, when Javier Milei's government issued a statement supporting Israel in its war against Iran while protesting the appointment of one of the Persian officials accused of the AMIA bombing and wanted internationally as interim commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard , the scenario was already completely different.

Ahmad Vahidi, previously Interior Minister and under Interpol red alert , appeared in Iranian and Israeli newspapers as the new head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian military created to defend the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 1979 revolution.

However, this Tuesday, senior Israeli sources confirmed to Clarín that the new IRGC chief is actually Major General Mohammad Pakpour, appointed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , supreme leader of the Persian theocracy. Khamenei is the target Israel is seeking to eliminate, although Donald Trump is delaying such a decision.

The change was prompted by the targeted assassination by the Israeli state of its now former commander, Major General Hossein Salami, in the context of a war in which Israeli forces have killed some twenty important scientists and military personnel within the Iranian regime.

What happened shows how Argentina has been losing its intelligence and contact capacity for years, not only to detect— among many other situations—those accused of the AMIA attack, who travel the world without being able to be arrested and extradited to the country.

It also lost its ability to verify sensitive information from local sources that directly affect it, as is the case with Vahidi . The Foreign Ministry, the intelligence services, and the Casa Rosada learn about it through the media or through foreign governments once the events have occurred, as is now the case with Vahidi.

Vahidi , on the other hand, appeared on Monday speaking to the Iranian news agency Tasnim. “Iran is ready to face any type of war. We are fully prepared for a prolonged and relentless struggle against Israeli aggression,” declared the military officer, who is now being listed in some media as an advisor to the ICGR, rather than as Interior Minister.

The situation is somewhat confusing. However, his statements to the media in his country were officially released. He said that Iran will evaluate the most appropriate time to deploy its new weapons. He said ironically that "Iran has not yet deployed its strategic missile arsenal. The new generation of missiles is only a part of what we have."

According to the Persian website Press TV, Major General Pakpour was born in Arak in 1961 and holds a master's and doctorate degree in geography. He gained military experience in Iran's border regions and in developing asymmetric warfare doctrine.

He joined the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard - both considered terrorist by the United States - in 1979. These were the forces later led by Ahmad Vahidi.

According to the Iranian press, he fought Kurdish terrorism and during the Iran-Iraq War commanded multiple front-line divisions, including the elite 8th Najaf Ashraf and 31st Ashura units. He was wounded in combat and after the war, assumed strategic leadership roles within the IRGC. He is now its commander.

"The crime that the Zionist terrorist regime committed today by violating the national security and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran will definitely not go unpunished," Pakpour said, according to the Tehran Times.

He added that, “trusting in Almighty God to fulfill the promises of Imam Khomeini and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian armed forces will avenge the blood of commanders, scientists, and citizens… and the gates of hell will soon open before this child-killing regime.”