The highest Iranian official in Great Britain, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, denied claims that the Iranian government was behind the attack on journalist Puriya Zerati, reports "Guardian".
An Iran International TV presenter was attacked with a knife outside his home in Wimbledon on Friday. He is currently in a stable condition and will be released from the hospital soon.
London police said the motive behind the attack was not yet clear, but that counter-terrorism investigators were investigating in light of Zerati's work and recent threats to Iranian journalists working in Britain.
In a post on social network X (formerly Twitter), Matin said there was no connection between the government of Iran and the story of "this so-called journalist". He added that it was "strange and questionable" that the media accused Iran of being behind the attack without any evidence.
The police said that they had previously intercepted "a large number" of plots to kill or kidnap opponents of the government in Iran in Great Britain, and there are concerns about this in the Parliament and the Government.
Iran International spokesman Adam Bailey told the Observer that Zerati was in front of his house when two unidentified persons stabbed him several times and fled in a car. The journalist was wounded in the leg. Bailey pointed out that previous threats received at Iran International's address could have hinted at a possible planned attack.
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