Twenty-two governments, including the United States and the United Kingdom, condemned Wednesday what they described as lethal plotting by Iranian intelligence services in Europe, North America and Australia, demanding that Tehran halt the activity immediately.
The joint statement, released by the U.S. Department of State, accuses Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Intelligence Organisation, the Quds Force and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security of targeting Iranian dissidents, journalists, and Jewish and Israeli communities and interests.
The Islamic Republic of Iran must halt these actions now. — Joint statement of the 22 governments
The governments said Iranian security services maintain a long-standing relationship with international and local criminal groups, and they called Tehran’s use of those groups deplorable.
The statement also condemned a recent campaign of attacks across Europe that targeted Jewish communities, Iranian journalists and U.S. interests. The governments said Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya claimed the attacks, with support from the group’s intermediaries.
Attempts to kill, kidnap, harass or intimidate people on their soil undermine national sovereignty and international norms, the governments said. They added that they have resolved to take further measures to stop the activity.
The signatories are the United States, the United Kingdom, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.
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