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Araghchi: Davos invite revocation based on ‘lies, political pressure’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was slated to speak on Tuesday at the annual gathering of global elites in Switzerland, but was disinvited after the WEF said it would not be "right" due to the "loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks."
Araghchi said in an X post late Monday that his appearance was cancelled "on the basis of lies and political pressure from Israel and its US-based proxies and apologists.”
He called it a "blatant double standard" to disinvite him while inviting Israel after its war in Gaza, saying it “conveys moral depravity and intellectual bankruptcy.”
Araghchi's post on X was accompanied by a video saying the demonstrations were a "terror operation" spurred by Israel's Mossad spy agency.
Iran’s Ambassador to Switzerland Mahmoud Narimani also reacted to WEF’s move, saying that the decision “shows their fear of Iran's voice reaching international audiences.”
He described the move as an “unjustified action” which runs contrary to the international custom and decency, and damages the credibility of the World Economic Forum.
Some shopkeepers last month staged peaceful protests in different Iranian cities over economic grievances. The demonstrations, however, were steered toward violence after public statements by US and Israeli regime figures encouraged vandalism and disorder. During the unrest, foreign-backed armed rioters damaged public property and caused casualties among civilians and security forces.
Security and intelligence forces have captured more than 470 individuals in three provinces, identified as key figures behind the recent wave of violent unrest and terrorist activities linked to foreign-backed networks.