Argentina's Foreign Ministry declared Mohsen Soltani Tehrani, Iran's chargé d'affaires, persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours. The action responds to an Iranian statement containing false accusations against Argentina. The United States and Israel backed the decision amid rising tensions.
Argentina's Foreign Ministry, via a statement signed by Chancellor Pablo Quirno and retweeted by President Javier Milei, announced that Mohsen Soltani Tehrani must leave national territory within 48 hours. The diplomat's credentials had been accepted in December 2021 during Alberto Fernández's presidency. The decision responds to an Iranian communiqué with 'false and improper accusations' against the Argentine Republic.
Milei's government is preparing a possible formal break in diplomatic relations with Iran, pending Tehran's reaction. This action fits Argentina's alignment with the United States and Israel, including the recent designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, linked to Hezbollah and the 1994 AMIA and Israeli Embassy bombings.
The United States welcomed the move. The Bureau of Counterterrorism at the State Department applauded Milei's actions against global terrorism, while Ambassador Peter Lamelas posted on X: “¡El presidente Trump va a hacer que el pueblo iraní sea libre y grande de nuevo!” Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar also backed the expulsion.
