“The United States remains aware of Iran’s continuing interest in attacks on American citizens, including former and current officials,” the statement said. “We will not tolerate any attacks on US citizens here or abroad.”
On Friday, the US authorities imposed sanctions on four Iranian intelligence officers.
Washington believes that they were involved in organizing a conspiracy to kidnap and export American journalist of Iranian origin Masih Alinejad from the United States, notes BBC News… Alinejad is a critic of the Iranian government.
As a result of a failed conspiracy to kidnap a journalist in July, the US Department of Justice presented indictment of suspected Iranian citizens.
In Tehran, the US accusations were called “unfounded and absurd.”
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