Iran’s terrorist activity in Europe that does not exist!
Tabnak- Mahmoud Maleki- Denmark has recalled its ambassador to Iran after accusing Tehran of plotting a foiled "attack" against three Iranians living in the Scandinavian country.
"I have decided to recall Denmark's ambassador in Tehran for consultations...Denmark can in no way accept that people with ties to Iran's intelligence service plot attacks against people in Denmark," Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen told reporters.
The Danish intelligence chief, Finn Borch Andersen, said on Tuesday that the alleged murder plot had targeted the exiled leader of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA), a separatist group that has a history of carrying out attacks in Iran.
Danish security services said the individual they arrested had denied the charges. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman on Tuesday said Iran had no involvement in the case.
The incident came shortly after Tehran summoned UK, Dutch and Danish envoys and urged Denmark and the Netherlands to extradite Iranian exiles who they said were responsible for a terrorist attack on September 23 in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, which killed at least 24 people, including children. The ASMLA initially took responsibility for the attack, but later withdrew its claim.
Mr Rasmussen said, after a meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May in Oslo, that he appreciated Britain’ support.
"In close collaboration with UK and other countries we will stand up to Iran," he tweeted.
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said Denmark would discuss further actions with European partners in the coming days.
These days we’ve been witnessing reports of terrorist attacks by the so-called Iranian agents, which has never really happened. The reports are very similar: all of them talk about an Iranian national or some people of Iranian origin trying to attack targets in the European countries, but in all cases they’re arrested before conducting the operation. As a result waves of political propaganda direct toward Iran. Subsequently, US Secretary of State tweets and urges the European countries to reconsider their relations with Iran.
Danish officials claim that the Norwegian suspect had been observed photographing the residence of his supposed victim. Therefore there are suspicions that he was trying to assassinate the leader of ASMLA. They also claim that the arrested suspect have been collaborating with Iran’s intelligence service.
By scrutinizing the claims made in recent months in Europe against Iran, we can reach two important points:
First, after the recent terrorist attack in Ahwaz, Denmark and Britain were accused by Iran of sheltering ASMLA members. However shortly after that, it become clear that ISIS terrorist group was in fact responsible for this terrorist operation. As a result, Denmark and the UK felt that they had been unduly accused by Iran and were seeking an opportunity to take revenge on Iran.
Second, on the brink of the new round of US sanction against Iran, American officials try to convince the UE to cooperate with them in imposing new sanctions on Iran. So far, the European Union has been committed to the nuclear deal with Iran and has stood against the US withdrawal from JCPOA. However, over the past several months, countries like France, and nowadays Denmark, call on the EU to impose sanction against Iran. They believe that Iran is carrying terrorist activities on European soil, so it deserves to be sanctioned.
In the same vein, US administration encourages the European countries to encounter Iran. Shortly after Denmark’s allegation of blocking an Iranian plot, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated in a tweet that “Europe has been the target of Iran-sponsored terrorist attacks. We call on our allies and partners to confront the full range of Iran’s threats to peace and security.”
Overall, it seems that coincidence between these allegations and the new round of US sanctions, is an indication of the ongoing attempts to make a rift between Europe and Iran.
