Iran’s FM calls envoy to Denmark over assault on Embassy in Copenhagen

Following the illegal entry of an armed attacker into the parameters of the Iranian Embassy in Denmark, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a phone conversation with Tehran’s Ambassador to Copenhagen Afsaneh Nadipour to discuss the situation caused by the entry of the assailant, who was armed with a cold weapon, and his assault against the Islamic Republic’s envoy.

Following the illegal entry of an armed attacker into the parameters of the Iranian Embassy in Denmark, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a phone conversation with Tehran’s Ambassador to Copenhagen Afsaneh Nadipour to discuss the situation caused by the entry of the assailant, who was armed with a cold weapon, and his assault against the Islamic Republic’s envoy.

Nadipour explained, “Holding a cold arm, the assailant acted to cause intimidation and inflict damage on the cars parked at the Embassy’s parking lot after entering the parameters of the Embassy.”

“Unfortunately, despite official warnings issued earlier, the Danish police arrived at the scene with much delay,” she said.

The Iranian foreign minister, for his part, sharply criticized the failure to provide security to Tehran’ ambassador and Embassy, saying, “It is regrettable that such an assault targets a lady, who is an ambassador with diplomatic immunity, in the heart of Europe and that the police fail to arrive at the scene in time.”