By Staff Writer
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Denmark in a tweet for uncovering the plot and said that for 40 years Iran has made Europe a target of terror attacks.
We congratulate the government of on its arrest of an Iranian regime assassin. For nearly 40 years, Europe has been the target of -sponsored terrorist attacks. We call on our allies and partners to confront the full range of Iran’s threats to peace and security.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo)
— Lars Løkke Rasmussen (@larsloekke) October 30, 2018
“It is totally unacceptable that Iran or any other foreign state plans assassinations on Danish soil. Further actions against Iran will be discussed in the EU,” Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said in a tweet.