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Buenos Aires Times

February 2026

Argentina raises security for ‘sensitive sites’ as US, Israel attacks Iran

President Javier Milei has ordered increased protection for “sensitive sites” across Argentina, including areas related to the Jewish community, as a result of the military escalation in the Middle East

Javier Mileipresident
The National Government reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the defence of life, freedom and constitutional order, and will continue adopting all necessary measures to safeguard the security of Argentines amid a scenario of heightened international tension,
The measure applies to all sensitive sites in the country, as well as critical infrastructure and the Jewish community, among others, with the aim of guaranteeing the integrity, life and freedom of those living in the national territory,
Protective and security measures for the aforementioned sites will be strengthened as a preventive step, including reinforced protection of foreign diplomatic missions,

What led to US-Israeli strikes on Iran: protests, nuclear power and proxies

We're going to ensure that the region's terrorist proxies can no longer destabilise the region or the world and attack our forces,
Donald Trumppresident
It’s been mass terror. And we’re not gonna put up with it any longer,

US, Israel launch strikes on Iran; Tehran hits back across region

Donald Trumppresident
For these reasons, the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests. We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were among the targets of the attack,
Reza Pahlavicrown prince
We are very close to final victory. I want to be by your side as soon as possible so that together we can take back and rebuild Iran,
Abbas Araghchiiranian Foreign Minister
The Iranian armed forces consider as legitimate targets the sites from which the US and Zionist operations were carried out as well as the sites of all actions against Iran's defensive operations,
The IRGC's missiles and drones have struck the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and other American bases in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as well as military and security centres in the heart of the occupied territories, with severe blows,
A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran,
I saw with my own eyes two Tomahawk missiles flying horizontally toward targets,
We will soon begin attacking American bases in response to their aggression,

Viva la República?

The disgust lies in how long it has taken for this seismic shift in the age-old relationship between the plebs and the monarchy — and how cannily the royal household has worked to ensure this day of comeuppance never came

The law must take its course.”

Argentina's Congress votes to lower age of criminal responsibility to 14

Martín Soriapatria Senator
We want a state that provides a comprehensive response, one that includes education and resocialisation,
Patricia Bullrichsenator
We are here to put an end to a terribly dangerous doctrine — the doctrine that the criminal is a victim of the system,
Javier Mileipresident
Whoever has the capacity to understand the seriousness of their actions must, without exception, assume responsibility before the law. Adult crime, adult sentence,

EU advances with Mercosur trade deal in ‘provisional’ step

The European Union will provisionally apply its trade deal with the Mercosur group of South American countries, overriding concern from some lawmakers who have sent the deal for a test at the bloc’s top court

EU says it will provisionally apply contested Mercosur trade deal

Ursula von der Leyeneuropean Commission President
The commission will now proceed with provisional application,
Provisional application is, by its nature, provisional,... The agreement can only be fully concluded once the European Parliament has given its consent."
We will continue to fight with determination to ensure that this provisional application never becomes permanent,
It allows our small- and medium-sized businesses to access markets and scale they could only dream of before."
Marcelo Elizondointernational analyst
For Mercosur, it is a revitalisation,
The position of Argentina and the Mercosur countries is that there should be no excuses from the European side for postponing or not implementing the agreement due to lack of ratification
The commission is sending a disastrous signal to our farmers, who are already struggling, and is further fueling distrust of the European Union,

Flavio Bolsonaro’s rapid rise in Brazil presidential polls surprises sceptics

Serious policy experts require a level of autonomy that historically clashes with the Bolsonaro family’s centralised, loyalty-based political style,
He certainly isn’t the dream candidate,
It’ll win some people over,
The right has to be more centre-right,

Clintons testify as Epstein scandal reverberates

Hillary Clinton used a forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to go on the offensive and demand US President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender

Victoria Villarruel’s coup

Manuel Adornicabinet Chief
She has been free in these past two years to take the path which seems best to her. She has clearly adopted a stance which does not coincide with our interests nor those of the Argentines. We could not care less,
Without national employment and production, there can be no real government policies. Without industry, we pass to depending on China, a Communist country, to the utmost. For Trump, the United States comes first, for me, Argentina comes first. Totally opening up the economy and freeing imports only favours dependence on China and deepens economic and social emergencies,

Argentina's Congress approves EU-Mercosur trade deal by huge majority

Francisco Paoltroniparty, Senator
The long-awaited day for our country has arrived. After 25 years under discussion, today this EU–Mercosur agreement will become law. It marks a path towards development for our republic and for the long-neglected heartland,
I believe that getting the energy, hydrocarbons and mining sectors moving will help Argentina’s hard-pressed agricultural sector generate the foreign currency our country has always lacked,

Argentine stocks are left behind as earnings growth eludes Milei

We remain positive on local equities,... but it may require a bit more patience than we had previously expected.”
Stocks need clear evidence of a second phase — sustained economic growth, earnings recovery and greater regulatory predictability,
The market rallied very aggressively after the midterms and valuations became a little too punchy toward the end of last year,