Issuing a statement against threats from the Islamic Republic's intelligence agencies in Europe and the United States

The United States and European countries issued a statement against threats from the Islamic Republic's intelligence agencies in Europe and the United States.

The United States and 13 European countries issued a joint statement on Thursday, July 31, following threats by Islamic Republic institutions to kidnap and kill people in the United States and Europe. The statement, issued by the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, and Albania, states: “We unitedly condemn the intelligence efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran to kill, kidnap, and harass people in Europe and North America, which are a clear violation of the sovereignty of our countries.”

The aforementioned countries, while referring to the cooperation of the Islamic Republic's intelligence agencies with international criminal and terrorist organizations that target journalists, Jews, Christians, opponents of the regime, and former and current officials in Europe and North America, described these threats as "unacceptable."

Another part of the statement reads: "We consider these types of attacks, regardless of their purpose, to be a violation of our national sovereignty. We are committed to working together to prevent these actions from occurring."

The countries signing the statement emphasized that the actions of the Islamic Republic are not limited to official institutions, but that their cooperation with international criminal networks is increasing, adding: "Given that the Islamic Republic's cooperation with international terrorist and criminal networks has made the level of threat more complex and dangerous, the authorities of the Islamic Republic must immediately end such illegal activities."