I haven't been closely following the story of Argentina's continuing investigation into Iran's links to a 1994 bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center. Last I had heard, prosecutors had asked to put out an arrest warrant on former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani and several other top Iranian leaders in connection with the attack, which killed 84 people.
But it appears that the investigation is still live, because Iran is starting to push back. An official Iranian news organ is reporting that their own prosecutors are threatening to lodge a complaint against Argentina with the ICJ. I can't figure out what the grounds for the complaint are other than "attempting to damage international prestige of Iranian government," which (though this may come as a surprise to the Iranian government) I do not believe is a crime outside the state of Iran. International Law professor Julian Ku likewise doesn't know on what the Iranian's are staking their claim, even if the Argentine allegations are false (and there is no particular reason to think that they are).
You'd almost think they were worried about this case receiving more exposure.
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