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| Iran MPs back 1994 bomb suspect | Iran MPs back 1994 bomb suspect |
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| Iranian MPs have strongly backed the defence minister-designate, in defiance of Argentine demands for his arrest over a bomb attack in Buenos Aires. | Iranian MPs have strongly backed the defence minister-designate, in defiance of Argentine demands for his arrest over a bomb attack in Buenos Aires. |
| Ahmad Vahidi faced no opposition from MPs on the third day of a debate on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's choices for his new cabinet. | Ahmad Vahidi faced no opposition from MPs on the third day of a debate on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's choices for his new cabinet. |
| Interpol has distributed a warrant for Mr Vahidi's arrest for a 1994 attack on a Jewish centre which killed 85 people. | Interpol has distributed a warrant for Mr Vahidi's arrest for a 1994 attack on a Jewish centre which killed 85 people. |
| Mr Ahmadinejad's line-up will be put to a confidence vote on Wednesday. | Mr Ahmadinejad's line-up will be put to a confidence vote on Wednesday. |
| During Mr Vahidi's speech to parliament, one MP who had been expected to object to his nomination interrupted to say he had changed his mind in the light of "Zionists' allegations". | |
| The comment from Hadi Qavami was greeted by loud applause and shouts of "Death to Israel", reports say. | |
| Under parliamentary rules, two MPs can speak in opposition to ministerial appointments. During two days of stormy debates, most of Mr Ahmadinejad's nominees have faced bitter opposition on the grounds of their experience, qualifications and gender. | |
| Argentina has condemned the nomination of Mr Vahidi, a long-serving member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, as "an affront to the victims" of the attack 15 years ago. | |
| Iran has denied any involvement in the blast and says the case against it is politically motivated. | |
| Mr Vahidi previously served as deputy defence minister in Mr Ahmadinejad's outgoing government. |