Former foreign minister says allegations that Tehran was behind attack that killed 85 in Buenos Aires are �unfounded, false� and a �lie�

A former Iranian foreign minister and another ex-official have denied Tehran�s involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina that has come under renewed scrutiny after the death of an investigator.

Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran�s foreign minister in 1994 and current foreign affairs adviser to the country�s supreme leader, described allegations of Iranian involvement in the attack that killed 85 people and injured hundreds �unfounded, false� and a �lie�.

Velayati�s interview in Tehran by Argentina�s C5N news channel was aired on Monday along with an interview with the cultural attache from Iran�s embassy in Buenos Aires in the 1990s, who also denied involvement.

Argentinian courts have demanded the extradition of eight Iranians allegedly involved in the attack.

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