US, UK, Canada and 19 Other Nations Urge Iran to Cease Attacks on Their Soil

Twenty‑two countries, including the United States and several European states, issued a joint warning to Iran on Thursday, urging the country to cease attacks on people “on our soil”.

Iran’s security apparatus was condemned for its “deplorable” collaboration with international and local criminal gangs in plots across Europe, North America and Australia.

“Attempts to kill, kidnap, harass, intimidate, or otherwise attack people on our soil undermine national sovereignty and international norms. These actions must stop immediately,” the countries said in a joint statement.

The statement accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ intelligence services and its foreign operations arm, the Quds Force, of engaging in “lethal plotting and malign actions” against Iranian dissidents, journalists and Jewish and Israeli communities and interests.

“We stand united in our determination to protect our countries and our people against these threats. The Islamic Republic of Iran must halt these actions now,” the statement added.

The countries also alleged that Iran was behind a campaign of attacks across Europe targeting Jewish communities, Iranian journalists and U.S. journalists, claims attributed to the Iran‑linked group Harakat Ashab al‑Yamin al‑Islamiya (HAYI).

The group, whose name translates to The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand, has claimed responsibility for attacks on Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands.

HAYI reportedly said it was responsible for the stabbing of two Jewish men and a series of arson attacks on synagogues and community sites in north London over recent months.

Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador to Australia in August last year, accusing Tehran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks: an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne and the torching of a kosher café in Sydney.

Canberra also withdrew the Australian ambassador to Iran and suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran.

In November, Australia designated the Revolutionary Guards as a state sponsor of terrorism, describing its alleged attacks in Australia as “unprecedented and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil”.

Iran’s foreign ministry said at the time that Australia’s decision was an “insulting and unjustified act” that violated international rules and norms.

The statement was issued by Albania, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the United States.

AFP

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