“The United States, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom will undoubtedly pay the price for their actions to destabilize Iran,” the intelligence minister said.

“We have stated time over time, that the countries that planned and supported riots (in Iran) will suffer the same situation in their territories,” Jatib warned.

He denounced the secret visits by several US and German government delegations to the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan in recent months, where they met with anti-Iranian separatist groups, which have bases in northern Iraq.

“It will not go unanswered. Therefore, witnessing its outcome is very appropriate, expected, and natural,” Jatib stressed, in a reference to the support given by Western countries to the Kurdish counter-revolutionary gangs.

Since riots begun in mid-September, these factions have sent weapons and forces to commit terrorist actions in different territories of Iran.

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