Iran19 April, 20265 min read
Javier Milei Backs US-Israel War Against Iran During Jerusalem Visit With Benjamin Netanyahu
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Milei backs US-Israel war on Iran and signs Isaac Accords to deepen ties. Visit signals stronger Argentina-US-Israel alignment and closer bilateral cooperation.
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Milei backs US-Israel war
Argentina’s President Javier Milei reaffirmed strong alignment with the United States and Israel during a visit to Jerusalem, backing their war on Iran. In coverage of the visit, Al Jazeera said Milei “back[ed] their war on Iran” during his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and it described the trip as including “new agreements and closer ties.” Haaretz reported Netanyahu said on Sunday that “the Iran war is not over,” framing the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign as “the battle of civilization against barbarism.”
RFI, citing AFP from Jerusalem, reported Milei declared the joint US-Israel war against Iran was “the right thing to do,” and said he signed on to the “Isaac Accords aimed at deepening bilateral ties between Israel and Latin American countries.” Türkiye Today similarly described Milei signing on to the Isaac Accords in Jerusalem on Sunday and endorsing the joint American-Israeli military campaign against Iran as “the right thing to do.” i24NEWS added that the visit included announcements of direct flights between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires and described the alliance as a “moral alliance” in the fight against global instability.
Isaac Accords and grievances
The backing for the US-Israel campaign against Iran was tied in multiple reports to Milei’s stated rationale rooted in Argentina’s history of attacks that Argentine courts have blamed on Iran. RFI reported Milei cited his government’s earlier decision to designate the Islamic republic’s Revolutionary Guards a “terrorist organisation,” and said he framed the alignment as support for “the United States and Israel in their war against terrorism and against the Iranian regime.” RFI also said Milei pointed to Argentina being “the victim of cowardly terrorist attacks on the AMIA and on the Embassy of Israel,” and it specified that Argentine courts have blamed both attacks on Iran, which “has always denied involvement and refused to hand over suspects.”
Türkiye Today and i24NEWS both returned to the same two bombings, with Türkiye Today stating that in March 1992 an explosion at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires killed 29 people and wounded 200, and that two years later a bomb destroyed the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina, known as the AMIA, killing 85 and injuring more than 300. Türkiye Today also described the Isaac Accords as a US-backed initiative designed to strengthen Israel’s “political, economic, and diplomatic ties” with Latin American nations, and it said the name is an intentional reference to biblical continuity. RFI reported the leaders said the US-backed Isaac accords mirror the Abraham Accords under which several Arab countries normalised relations with Israel during Donald Trump’s first term, and it said the accords were part of “a new strategic framework... in the fight against terrorism, antisemitism and drug trafficking.”
Quotes from Netanyahu and Milei
Multiple outlets highlighted direct statements by Milei and Netanyahu that linked the Iran campaign to broader moral and security themes. RFI reported Milei said in a joint statement with Netanyahu that “We expressed our firm support for the United States and Israel in their war against terrorism and against the Iranian regime, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because our countries are brothers in suffering,” and it added that he said “Argentina was the victim of cowardly terrorist attacks on the AMIA and on the Embassy of Israel, both instigated by the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Haaretz quoted Netanyahu saying the Iran war was not over and describing the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign as “the battle of civilization against barbarism.”
Türkiye Today quoted Milei saying “Our countries are brothers in suffering,” and it also included his line “To this day, we still demand justice.” RFI also quoted Milei saying “To this day, we still demand justice,” and it reported he reiterated “our willingness to move the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem as soon as conditions allow,” adding “We consider it necessary, but above all, just.” i24NEWS added that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar praised Milei’s designation of the IRGC and the Quds Force as terrorist organizations, and it described the visit cementing a “moral alliance.”
Direct flights and new ties
Beyond the rhetoric on Iran, the visit was also presented as producing concrete agreements between Israel and Argentina, including direct flights and additional cooperation frameworks.
RFI reported that Israel and Argentina “inked a deal to launch direct flights between Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv from November,” and it said Milei described the move as cementing “an unbreakable bond” between the two countries.
Türkiye Today likewise said Israel and Argentina formalized a deal to launch direct flights between Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv beginning in November, and it repeated that Milei said it would cement “an unbreakable bond.”
i24NEWS described the direct flight announcement as the centerpiece of a “rapidly deepening alliance,” and it specified that the route would be operated by El Al and framed it as backed by a government support mechanism to ensure “economic feasibility and long-term aviation continuity.”
In addition to aviation, i24NEWS said the visit included signing “two historic Memoranda of Understanding: a comprehensive counter-terrorism framework and a joint initiative for artificial intelligence research and supercomputing infrastructure.”
RFI reported that Netanyahu said he had “great hope” that other Latin American countries would also sign on to the accords, and it quoted U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee describing Milei and Netanyahu as “two of President Trump's greatest friends.”
How outlets frame the same trip
The same Jerusalem visit and its Iran-related alignment were framed differently across outlets, with some emphasizing the war message while others emphasized diplomacy, domestic symbolism, or alliance-building. Al Jazeera foregrounded the war alignment, stating Milei “reaffirmed strong alignment with the US and Israel” and “backing their war on Iran,” and it described the visit as including “new agreements and closer ties.” Haaretz emphasized Netanyahu’s warning that the Iran war was not over, quoting him that “the Iran war is not over,” and it placed the campaign in a civilizational framing as “the battle of civilization against barbarism.”
RFI, while also quoting Milei’s “right thing to do,” tied the stance to the Isaac Accords and to Argentina’s accusations against Iran over the 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires and the earlier 1992 embassy explosion, saying Argentine courts blamed both attacks on Iran and that Iran “refused to hand over suspects.” i24NEWS, in contrast, emphasized the alliance’s operational components, including direct flights operated by El Al, a “moral alliance,” and memoranda on “a comprehensive counter-terrorism framework” and “artificial intelligence research and supercomputing infrastructure.” Israel Today (JNS) added a different domestic-symbolic angle, saying Milei “will become the first foreign leader to light a torch at Israel’s official Independence Day event in Jerusalem this week,” and it described his embassy relocation pledge as potentially occurring “during his visit.”
