Iran calls for murder and hostage-taking in Europe, Albania and 13 allied countries react

2025-07-31 17:47:44Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Iran calls for murder and hostage-taking in Europe, Albania and 13 allied
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Albania and 13 allied countries, including the United States and France, condemned on Thursday what they called a rise in plots for assassinations, kidnappings and harassment by Iranian intelligence services targeting individuals in Europe and North America.

"We are united in our opposition to the attempts of Iranian intelligence services to kill, kidnap and harass people in Europe and North America, in clear violation of our sovereignty," the countries said in a joint statement.

The governments – of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the US – called on the Iranian authorities to immediately stop such illegal activities.

They said that such actions were increasingly carried out in cooperation with international criminal networks.

Since the start of 2022, Britain says it has thwarted more than 20 Iran-linked plots to kidnap or kill individuals in the United Kingdom, including British citizens and others that Tehran sees as threats.

In October, Reuters reported that Iran was behind a wave of assassination attempts and kidnappings across Europe and the United States.


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