A coalition of North American and European nations, along with Australia, have issued a joint statement condemning what they described as “Iranian threat activity” in their regions.
In the statement, the countries came together to condemn “lethal plotting and other malign actions” in their regions by Iran.
“We stand united in our determination to protect our countries and our people against these threats,” they said, adding: “The Islamic Republic of Iran must halt these actions now.”
The signatories condemned threats against “Iranian dissidents, journalists and Jewish and Israeli communities and interests,” as well as a “recent campaign of attacks across Europe targeting Jewish communities, Iranian journalists, and U.S. interests,” claimed by pro-Iranian Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya “and supported by their intermediaries.”
The signatories said the relationship between the Iranian security services and international and local criminal groups was “long-standing” and that the use of such groups was “deplorable.”
The joint statement was released by the governments of the U.S., U.K., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.