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Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said that regional nations have refused to recognize the imposed Israeli regime. "Numerous studies so far conducted show that, based on known criteria of statehood, the peoples of the region have not recognized the fake, illegal and imposed existence of the Israeli regime," Mottaki said in Tehran Saturday. The minister made the statement while addressing a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the abduction in Beirut of four Iranian diplomats 26 years ago.The four diplomats, including charge d'affaires Seyyed Mohsen Mousavi and his three companions, Ahmad Motevasselian, Kazem Akhavan and Taqi Rastegar were abducted at a checkpoint in Beirut in July 1982. They were reportedly handed over to the Israeli military forces as Beirut was occupied by the Israeli regime at the time. The history of the Israeli regime and that of its main supporter in the region, the United States of America, has been full of many such criminal acts, Mottaki said. "The Islamic Republic of Iran regards the Zionist regime and the US as the leading culprits in the inhuman act of abduction of its diplomats," he added. The minister expressed regret that the Israeli regime and the US have so far refused to provide a response to efforts by international organizations and world countries to clear up the fate of the abducted Iranian diplomats.Press TV
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