G7 countries condemn Iranian transnational repression, attacks on rivals

Members of the G7 condemned recent actions by Iran Friday, saying the country has been engaging in transnational repression and attacks on political opponents in other countries.

In a statement issued by the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism, tasked with countering foreign interference, the seven countries including Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom, condemned "transnational repression and other malign activities by Iran" reported by several countries.

"According to those statements, Iranian intelligence services have increasingly attempted to kill, kidnap and harass political opponents abroad, following a disturbing and unacceptable pattern of transnational repression, and clearly undermining state sovereignty," the authors wro