"A French media report saying former moderate President Hassan Rouhani gathered influential clerics, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, and other figures, like former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, to take power was likely based on false information and speculative accounts provided to the author, Iran's embassy in Paris said on Wednesday."
"This article is a clear example of an organised campaign to produce and disseminate false and fabricated information aimed at damaging Iran's image. It holds no real value or credibility."
"The report said Rouhani's alleged attempt to overthrow 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and rebrand the Islamic Republic failed after Iran's security chief Ali Larijani refused to support it."
Iranian authorities have rejected reports that former moderate President Hassan Rouhani attempted to seize power during nationwide protests. Iran's embassy in Paris dismissed a French media report claiming Rouhani gathered influential clerics, IRGC commanders, and former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to overthrow Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The embassy characterized the report as fabricated misinformation designed to damage Iran's image. The French report alleged Rouhani and Zarif were arrested following January protests, claims both men previously denied. Rouhani released photos from a funeral event to demonstrate he was not under arrest. Iranian officials framed the reports as part of psychological operations against Iran.
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