Ottawa, Sept. 13 -- Member countries of the G7-Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 associate members on Friday (local time) condemned increasing attempts by the Iranian state to carry out transnational repression and attacks on political opponents in other countries.

In a statement the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) said, "The G7 RRM notes recent statements made by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, condemning transnational repression and other malign activities by Iran."

"According to those statements, Iranian intelligence services have increasingly attempted to kill, kidnap, and h...