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Iran: Israeli accusation of Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul 'ridiculous'

Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a news conference as he meets Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, Turkey June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Iran said on Friday Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s accusation of an Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul was "ridiculous" and aimed at damaging Iranian-Turkish relations.

At a news conference in Ankara on Thursday, Lapid thanked his host Turkey for helping abort a suspected Iranian plot against Israelis in Istanbul and said the effort was still underway.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh was quoted in a ministry tweet as saying Lapid’s “ridiculous” allegation was a “pre-designed scenario to destroy relations between the two Muslim countries", referring to Turkey and Iran.

(Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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