Iran summons Australian envoy to protest premier’s ‘wrong-headed approach’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Australia’s ambassador to protest recent anti-Iran comments by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said on Wednesday that the wrong-headed approach by the Australian prime minister “does not help bilateral relations.”

“The ambassador of Australia was summoned to the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the necessary warnings were conveyed through her,” he said.

“It seems that the Prime Minister of Australia has taken a wrong-headed approach based on false information, which does not help the relations between the two countries,” he added.

Kan’ani also said that Iran is ready to provide the Australian government with the correct narrative and away from media commotion regarding the developments in Iran.

Earlier, Albanese had publicly condemned Iranian authorities and called on Tehran “to respect human rights and respect the rights of people to protest peacefully.”

The spokesman also said sheltering terrorist groups and failing to condemn the brutal terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh show the Australian government’s double standard toward human rights.

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