The recent elections in Moldova unfolded amid complex domestic and international conditions that have intensified over recent years.

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has dismissed reports accusing the Islamic Republic of planning to assassinate critics abroad, saying that the “fabricated” allegations have been spread by Israel and the anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq (MKO) terrorist organization, News.Az reports citing IRNA.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov criticized Western media for making "groundless" accusations against Russia, particularly in connection with alleged attacks on French infrastructure during the Paris Olympics.