WANA (Sep 13) – The Group of Seven (G7) Rapid Response Mechanism issued a strongly worded statement on Friday, accusing Iran of engaging in “transnational repression” and carrying out what it described as “other destabilizing activities.”

 

According to the statement, G7 members condemned alleged actions by Iranian intelligence services, including “assassination, abduction, or harassment of political dissidents abroad.”

 

The G7 claimed such acts represent a “disturbing and unacceptable pattern of transnational repression” that “blatantly undermines state sovereignty.”

 

The statement further accused Iran of seeking to “obtain and expose personal data of journalists” and of “targeting Jewish communities to sow division and intimidation.”

 

Expressing solidarity with people in countries said to have been targeted—“including the people of Iran”—the G7 underlined that its Rapid Response Mechanism was originally established to counter foreign interference.

 

The statement concluded: “Building on the recent G7 Leaders’ Statement on transnational repression, we will continue our efforts to safeguard our sovereignty, keep our communities safe, and protect our people from the reach of foreign governments that attempt to silence or harm them within our borders.”