Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Thursday accused U.S. media for linking Iran to the terrorist attacks in Iraq.
According to a foreign ministry press release, Hosseini condemned the recent terrorist attack in Baghdad, criticizing certain U.S. media for alleged Iran support for Special Groups in the neighboring country.
"The U.S. has given refuge to terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) on one hand and its media are misleading the public opinion by linking Iran to the terrorist bombings in Iraq on the other hand," Hosseini said.
Such scenarios are part of the U.S. misinformation campaign in Iraq and the allegations by occupiers are baseless and fabricated, he said, adding that the enemies try to tarnish Iranians' constructive and supportive role in the neighboring country which is backing the Iraqi democratic process, government and nation.
"The desperate efforts are considered only justification for the continued presence of occupied forces in Iraq, but they fail to undermine the firm relations between Iranians and Iraqis," Hosseini said.
U.S. media on Wednesday blamed Special Groups, which, according to U.S. military terminology, refers to Shiite militia extremists funded, trained and armed by Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force operatives, for Tuesday's deadly car bombing that targeted a crowded area in the Shiite neighborhood of Hurriyah in Baghdad.
The car bombing, which killed 63 and wounded more than 80, was the deadliest in Baghdad since March 6 when a market was hit by bombs, nearly 70 people died and more than a hundred were injured.
Source:Xinhua
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