Attacks: The arrest of an Iranian diplomat overshadows Ruhani's visit to Vienna

Status as of: 03.07.2018 | Duration: 3 minutes

F The visit of Iranian President Hbadan Ruhani to Vienna has become even more explosive as a result of the arrest of Iranian diplomats involved in attacks: l. Austria demanded that the Tehran government lift the diplomat's immunity Tuesday in Vienna. The diplomat and other suspects are reported to have planned an badbadination attempt against the Iranian People's Mojahedin last Saturday near Paris

The Austrian ministry spokesman also announced that Tehran was arrested in Germany on Saturday. for a European arrest warrant. lose diplomatic status within 48 hours.

The diplomat was reportedly in contact with two Iranian roots that were arrested in Brussels on Saturday and found 500 grams of explosives in his car. Three more arrests have been made, according to investigators in France, and two suspects have since been released.

The Mujahideen of the people in exile accused the Tehran government of being behind the alleged plot. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NRIW), close to the People's Mojahedin, said the diplomat was Assadollah Assadi. He had been the "commander" and "chief planner" of the foiled badbadination.

In contrast, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammed Jawad Sarif, spoke of a "conspiracy" to cast a bad light on President Ruhani's European trip. Ruhani was in Switzerland on Monday and Tuesday and was scheduled to meet Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in Vienna on Wednesday.

In Vienna, foreign ministers will join the countries signatories to the nuclear agreements with Iran on Friday. Meetings are meeting. Representatives from Iran, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany were expected in the Austrian capital, the Iranian state media reported . It's the first meeting of its kind since US President Donald Trump left the agreement with Iran.

Trump said that the United States withdrew from the agreement in May. In addition to the United States, Germany and veto powers of the UN, China, Russia, Britain and France have been directly involved in the conclusion of the agreement from 2015. They want to save the case. According to Belgian sources, the Mujahideen of the people of Villepinte, north-east of Paris, attracted 25,000 people, including US officials, supporters of US President Donald Trump and the former mayor of New York and current lawyer Trump Rudy Giuliani.

Bundestag MP Martin Patzelt (CDU) and former Secretary of the Interior Eduard Lintner (CSU) also participated in the event, as reported in the portal. Information "t-online.de"

The People's Mojahedin were founded in 1965, the EU and Washington have not seen the group as a "terrorist organization" for only a few years .