Iran roundly rejects plot accusations by UK
Tehran adamantly dismissed accusations put forward by a British security official that the Islamic Republic has been involved in “potentially lethal” plots against the UK.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday that such anti-Iran accusations have been leveled against the country over the past two years without a shred of evidence or documentation.
UK’s MI5 spy chief has claimed on Tuesday 20 Iran-backed potentially lethal plots had been disrupted in Britain since January 2022. Ken McCallum accused Iran of being behind “plot after plot” on British soil.
Baghaei said Britain was hosting “terrorist” groups that take advantage of free speech to promote violence, according to the statement and asked London to reconsider its policies towards “the nation of Iran and West Asia.”