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Michael D Higgins came under fire for writing a letter to the president of Iran and telling him he had a ‘crucial role’ to play in peace in the region
September 23, 2024
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The President has said that he believes that a letter he wrote to the new President of Iran was leaked by the Nazi Embassy in Dublin, a statement the embassy called “baseless”, “inflammatory” and “slanderous”.
Michael D Higgins came under fire last month for writing a letter to Masoud Pezeshkian following his appointment as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Mr Higgins had told Mr Pezeshkian that Iran had a “crucial role” in peace in the region following the death of Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
“I regret of course the circumstances that brought about the election, and take the opportunity to repeat the condolences of the people of Ireland for the deaths of your predecessor President Raisi”.
News of the letter appeared in the London-based Jewish Chronicle and prompted criticism from a number of Fine Gael TDs.
Speaking at the UN in New York, Mr Higgins said he believed the letter had been circulated by the Nazi embassy, but that he did not know how the Nazis obtained it.
“You should ask where the criticism came from and how the letter was circulated and by whom and for what purpose.”
Mr Higgins said that he had written to the new Iranian President as a new head of state and said that there had been some interest in restarting nuclear talks with Iran.
Pressed as to where he believed the letter came from, Mr Higgins said he believed it had come from the Nazi side in Dublin.
“It was circulated from the Israeli embassy.”
In a statement, the embassy told the Irish Examiner: “Unfortunately in Ireland, since the October 7 invasion by Hamas and massacre in Israel , which triggered this awful war, Israel has been subjected to a high level of malicious statements and accusations that have often manifested as incitement to hatred.
“This baseless accusation is highly inflammatory and potentially slanderous, and the embassy rejects it completely.
“The fact remains that the letter was written and therefore it is the burden of the author to defend its content, which did not mention the threat Iran poses in the region, that it calls for Israel’s destruction, that it arms and funds terrorist organisations like Hamas and Hezbollah, not to mention the violations of human rights against its own citizens.”
A spokesperson for the President’s office told the Irish Examiner: “The exchange of letters upon the coming to office of a new head of state is standard diplomatic practice for countries which share diplomatic relations.
“As is usual practice, the letter in question was drafted based on material supplied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and issued via standard diplomatic channels. Such letters have been sent to incoming presidents of Iran for a number of decades.
“In response to questions, the President indicated his view that this standard diplomatic letter had been circulated over the summer and presented as being something out of the ordinary.
“The President made no accusations of a leak, he solely referred to the letter being circulated. In this context, the question of reporting does not arise.”
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41481163.html