The WEF confirmed that Araghchi will not attend this year’s
summit, running until January 23, saying that “although he was invited last
fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks
means that it is not right for the Iranian government to be represented at
Davos this year.”
Araghchi said in a post on X on Monday night that the
decision was made by WEF “on the basis of lies and political pressure from
Israel and its US-based proxies and apologists.”
Araghchi had been scheduled to speak on Tuesday during the
summit at the Swiss ski resort town.
The Iranian minister criticized what he called the WEF’s
“blatant double standards” for keeping an invitation open to Israel’s President
Isaac Herzog despite international accusations of genocide of the Palestinians
in Gaza.
Araghchi said the forum’s decision came even though
“Israel's genocide of Palestinians and mass slaughter of 71,000 innocent people
did not compel it to cancel any invitation extended to Israeli officials
whatsoever.”
The WEF's decision comes as stability has been restored
across Iran following a period of foreign-instigated unrest.
What began as peaceful protests late last month gradually
turned violent, as rioters rampaged through cities across the country, killing
security forces and attacking public infrastructure.
The foreign minister stressed that the Iranian government
had to defend the people against “armed terrorists and ISIS-style
killings" openly backed by the Israeli spy agency Mossad.
The US and Israel have acknowledged their direct involvement
on the ground, with former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeting,
"Happy New Year to every Iranian in the streets. Also, to every Mossad
agent walking beside them."
Germany, one of the United States' closest and strongest
allies in Europe, also stated its opposition to extending an invitation to
Iranian officials.
The Munich Security Conference on Friday said it was also
withdrawing an invitation to Araghchi.
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