Denial of Direct Contact Between Blinken and Amir-Abdollahian Regarding Evin Prison Fire
An informed source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed the statements made by a parliament member quoting the Foreign Minister about the Evin Prison fire, stating that the direct contact between Blinken and Amir-Abdollahian is entirely unfounded.
Previously, media outlets had reported quoting Javad Nikbin, a member of the Parliament’s Cultural Commission, that Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, had directly called the Iranian Foreign Minister 40 minutes before the incident at Evin, requesting the protection of the lives of 4 prisoners connected to the U.S. in Evin.