The President's Office and the Iranian Foreign Minister traded barbs online following the decision to bar Iran from the World Economic Forum.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi tweeted today about the decision to remove Iran from this year's World Economic Forum. The decision was made as a protest against the killing of demonstrators by the regime forces. "WEF cancelled my appearance in Davos on the basis of lies and political pressure from Israel and its U.S.-based proxies and apologists. There is one fundamental truth to the recent violence in Iran: We had to defend our people against armed terrorists and ISIS-style killings openly backed by Mossad," Araghchi wrote after the ban was announced.
"The sad irony: Israel's genocide of Palestinians and mass slaughter of 71,000 innocent people have not compelled WEF to cancel any invitation extended to Israeli officials whatsoever. In fact, Herzog even did a victory lap in Davos as early as January 2024, even as he faced criminal charges in Switzerland for the unfolding Genocide in Gaza. If WEF wants to feign a supposedly "moral" stance, that is its prerogative. But it should at least be consistent about it. The current blatant double standard only conveys moral depravity and intellectual bankruptcy."
"People have the right to know the truth and judge for themselves. Shame is solely reserved for those who think otherwise," he concluded. The tweet came with a video claiming to show the link between Israel and ISIS and the Iranian demonstrators, as well as graphic videos of the bodies of some of the demonstrators. (Read More)
