Israeli charges of an Iranian conspiracy to murder Israelis in Istanbul

• Iran calls Israel’s claims of an Iranian plot to hurt Israelis in Istanbul “ridiculous” and meant to hurt relations between Iran and Turkey.
• Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid praised Turkey for its assistance in foiling a suspected Iranian plan against Israel in Istanbul.

Iran said on Friday that Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s claims of an Iranian plot to hurt Israelis in Istanbul were “ridiculous” and meant to hurt relations between Iran and Turkey.

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In a ministry tweet, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh referred to Lapid’s “ridiculous” charge as a “pre-designed scenario to destroy relations between the two Muslim countries,” referring to Turkey and Iran.

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