Denmark Foils Shock Iran Assassination Plot, Wants New Sanctions

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In a stunning move, Denmark called for fresh European sanctions against Iran after it uncovered an assassination plot planned by the Mullahs’ government on its own territory.

You may recall that on 22 September of this year, a terrorist attack on a military parade killed 24 people in Southern Iran (see our related coverage). Next to eternal foes the US and Israel, the Iranian government also blamed the Netherlands, Denmark and Britain for allowing Arab organizations on their soil that want to topple the Ayatollahs in Teheran.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Meanwhile, Iranian operatives just tried to kill someone in Europe again. This time in Denmark: <a href="https://t.co/AYfbssG2wQ">https://t.co/AYfbssG2wQ</a></p>&mdash; Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1057359801355661313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2018</a></blockquote>

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A week after that attack, on 28 September to be exact, the Danish capital Copenhagen in a stunning move closed the iconic Oresund bridge between Denmark and Sweden for a few hours, leaving thousands people stranded on either side of the border. The police explained that it was conducting a manhunt and shut down Copenhagen (Denmark) and Malmo (Sweden) traffic.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Denmark Copenhagen police operation LIVE: Images of armed police blocking the road to the Oresund Bridge near Copenhagen, and on the Holbaek motorway near the Danish capital <a href="https://t.co/KjZQvk0j8e">pic.twitter.com/KjZQvk0j8e</a></p>&mdash; Evening Standard (@standardnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/standardnews/status/1045690982363279360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2018</a></blockquote>

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It would now seem that the Danish police that day arrested several Iranian assassins wanting to murder other citizens of Arab origin who are known opposition figure in Teheran.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I appreciate the support from my colleague <a href="https://twitter.com/theresa_may?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Theresa_May</a> today. In close collaboration with UK and other countries we will stand up to Iran <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dkpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dkpol</a> <a href="https://t.co/qfqFLf5tWP">pic.twitter.com/qfqFLf5tWP</a></p>&mdash; Lars Løkke Rasmussen (@larsloekke) <a href="https://twitter.com/larsloekke/status/1057315022949543937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The attack was meant to target the leaders of the Scandinavian branch of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA), a group that Iran blames for the attack on 22 September.

Yesterday, the Danish government of Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen explained the events and called the planned attack by Iran on Danish soil "totally unacceptable."

Together with British Prime Minister Theresa May both political leaders voiced their support for fresh European sanctions against Iran.

Denmark's ambassador in Tehran has been recalled

Related coverage: <a href="https://thegoldwater.com/news/37714-Iran-Blames-US-For-Military-Parade-Attack-That-Killed-24-Video"> Iran blames US for Military parade attack that killed 24 (Video)</a>.

Denmark immediately contacted the US State Department and confirmed their investigation.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Denmark says it arrested an Iranian operative and foiled a plot by Iran to kill a separatist leader on Danish soil <a href="https://t.co/LrAxxxsvbr">https://t.co/LrAxxxsvbr</a></p>&mdash; The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1057403039894659073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Yesterday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Denmark and called for its "allies and partners to confront the full range of Iran's threats to peace and security".

Source:

https://twitter.com/larsloekke/status/1057315022949543937

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