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Iran's embassy rejects PET assessment of Iranian threat in Denmark

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's embassy in Denmark rejects a Danish security intelligence agency (PET) assessment of an Iranian threat.
  • The embassy claims PET's statements lack concrete, publicly available evidence and have been critical without revealing core details.
  • PET had previously stated that Iran poses a threat to Israeli and Jewish interests in Denmark, citing Iranian intelligence services using criminal networks and operatives in Europe.

Iran's embassy in Denmark has strongly refuted claims made by the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) regarding an Iranian threat within the country. The embassy stated that PET's assessments are devoid of "concrete, publicly available evidence" and criticized the agency for repeatedly issuing critiques without substantiating the core of its claims.

"When one looks at the reports from recent years, a picture emerges of an intelligence service that has repeatedly made criticism, but which rarely lifts the veil on the core of the matter," the Iranian embassy wrote in a response to the Danish news agency Ritzau. This statement directly challenges PET's recent threat assessment, which identified Iran as a threat to Israeli and Jewish interests in Denmark.

When one looks at the reports from recent years, a picture emerges of an intelligence service that has repeatedly made criticism, but which rarely lifts the veil on the core of the matter.

— Iran's embassy in DenmarkResponding to PET's threat assessment, questioning the lack of substantiated evidence.

PET had previously asserted that the threat landscape is increasingly influenced by global security developments, with threats emanating from Iranian intelligence services. According to PET, these services allegedly utilize criminal networks and recruit operatives in Europe to plan and execute attacks. However, the Iranian embassy disputes the evidence presented for these allegations, particularly in relation to specific incidents often cited.

The embassy specifically referenced an attack on the Israeli embassy in Denmark in 2024, where two Swedish nationals were sentenced for throwing hand grenades. The court deemed the attack an act of terrorism targeting Israeli interests. The Iranian embassy, however, argued that it is "far from certain whether such an attack can necessarily be attributed to the Iranian government," questioning the direct link drawn by PET between such incidents and official Iranian state involvement.

it is "far from certain whether such an attack can necessarily be attributed to the Iranian government".

— Iran's embassy in DenmarkCommenting on the attack on the Israeli embassy in Denmark and questioning its attribution to the Iranian government.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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