Deputy FM rejects anti-Iran allegation of ‘state threat activity’
Deputy foreign minister rejected recent anti-Iran allegations made by a group of 24 countries over what they called Iran’s “malign actions” in some countries, describing them “politically motivated” and devoid of legal or factual basis.
Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks in a post on X on Thursday after a group of 24 countries, led by the United States and including several of its key European allies, called on Iran to halt what they alleged were “lethal plotting and other malign actions” in Europe, North America and Australia, including activities targeting Iranian dissidents, journalists, and Jewish and Israeli communities and interests.
Gharibabadi said the statement was an attempt to exert political pressure on Iran under the guise of international concern.
“The recent joint statement on so-called ‘Iranian state threat activity’ is a collection of political, unsubstantiated and categorically rejected allegations,” Gharibabadi stated.
His remarks came hours after a group of 23 countries, led by the United States and including several of its key European allies, called on Iran to halt what they alleged were “lethal plotting and other malign actions” in Europe, North America and Australia, including activities targeting Iranian dissidents, journalists, and Jewish and Israeli communities and interests.
“States with a clear record of violating Iran’s sovereignty, supporting military aggression, harboring terrorist anti-Iran groups and shielding the Israeli regime from accountability have neither the legal nor moral standing to accuse the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Gharibabadi emphasized.
Explaining Iran’s view of the statement, he stressed that the allegations are being used as a political tool to obscure wider issues of international conduct.