In a statement published Tuesday night on X, the embassy said it “categorically rejects these baseless allegations of anti-Semitism directed at the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
It added that “guided by Islamic principles and a rich, ancient cultural heritage, the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran categorically reject all forms of anti-Semitism.”
The statement emphasized that Iran hosts one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, whose members “enjoy full recognition and protection of their religious, cultural, and political rights and carry out their daily lives and religious practices with complete security and freedom.”
The embassy also pointed to the consequences of “aggressive anti-Iranian policies and measures” by the United States, Israel, and Western countries.
A recent example is the bombing in Tehran during which the Rafi’-Nia synagogue was completely destroyed in US-Israeli attacks.
It made clear that “principled criticism of the policies and actions of the Israeli regime, including its aggressive conduct and widely reported violations of International Law and Human Rights norms, particularly perpetrating genocide, should not be deliberately or mistakenly equated with anti-Semitism.”
The Iranian mission also urged the British government to remain vigilant about possible “false flag” operations and to handle such incidents in a fair and professional manner, warning against “hasty or politically motivated attribution” of such incidents to third parties.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently accused Iran of encouraging anti-Semitism in Britain without providing evidence, saying the British authorities are investigating whether a foreign state was behind some of the recent attacks on the country’s Jewish community.
“One of the lines of inquiry is whether a foreign state has been behind some of these incidents,” Starmer said. “Our message to Iran or to any other country that might seek to foment violence, hatred or division in society, is that it will not be tolerated.”
