Iran denies Bangkok attacks | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

UNITED NATIONS : Iran denied any role in attacks on Israeli diplomatic targets in Thailand and other countries, but accused Israel of assassinating its nuclear scientists as part of a "war game".

A letter sent Wednesday (Thursday Thailand time) by Iran's UN ambassador, Mohammad Khazaee, to the UN Security Council said Israel has been allowed to commit crimes against others with "impunity."

Iran "categorically rejects the allegations concerning any involvement of its officials or organs whatsoever in alleged recent terrorist operations against Israeli targets in a number of countries, namely Thailand, India, Georgia or Azerbaijan," the letter from the diplomat said.

Israel has blamed Iran for a car bomb last week which critically injured an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi.

Georgian officials defused a second device in Tbilisi, while a suspected Iranian bomber had his legs blown off as he hurled a grenade at Thai police.

Iran has "suffered from terrorist acts including assassinations of her nuclear scientists due to the tacit and explicit support extended by the Israeli regime to terrorist groups," Khazaee added.

"These operations, as well as attributing the violent acts, are part of the general war game waged by this regime against Iran."

An Iranian opposition group blamed by a Shiite leader in Bangkok also denied any connection with last week's bombings. The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) issued a statement saying the group was not involved.