Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Israel of being behind the withdrawal of his invitation to attend the Davos Forum, claiming it pushed for the decision through “lies and political pressure.” He also said that violence in Iran during recent protests was openly supported by Mossad and criticized what he described as the forum’s double standards toward Israeli officials, urging it to act with moral consistency.
After the World Economic Forum rescinded its invitation for Araghchi to attend the Davos summit in Switzerland following the latest protests in Iran, the minister commented on the matter, accusing Israel of driving the decision. In a post on his X account on Tuesday, he wrote:
“The World Economic Forum canceled my participation in Davos based on lies and political pressure from Israel, its agents, and its supporters in the United States.”
He added:
“The sad irony is that the genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinians, and the mass killing of 71,000 innocent people, did not compel the World Economic Forum to cancel any invitations extended to Israeli officials. On the contrary, the Israeli president made a celebratory tour in Davos in January 2024, even while facing criminal charges in Switzerland over the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
Araghchi urged the forum to “be consistent in its stance, because the current blatant double standards only reveal moral decay and intellectual bankruptcy.”
He concluded by stressing that “people have the right to know the truth and judge for themselves” and shared a video of some of the violence that occurred in the country during the recent demonstrations.