Larijani Warns ‘Epstein Network’ against Plot to Blame Iran

TEHRAN: The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani that remnants of Jeffrey Epstein’s network are orchestrating a plot to stage a terrorist attack mirroring the 9/11 atrocities in the US, with the explicit intent of framing Tehran, a claim made amidst escalating tensions between Iran and the US.

The Epstein case attracted widespread international attention due to allegations that a number of prominent political and business figures had links to the financier, though many details surrounding the case remained the subject of investigations and public debate.

In a post on X, Ali Larijani said: “I’ve heard that the remaining members of Epstein’s network have devised a conspiracy to create an incident similar to 9/11 and blame Iran for it.” He said, “Iran fundamentally opposes such terrorist schemes and has no war with the American people.” “We are defending our country against an aggression launched by the US and Isreal. Iran stands tall in doing so in order to teach the aggressors a lesson,” he added.

Epstein, a US financier accused of running a sex-trafficking ring involving underage girls, died in 2019 while in federal custody in New York while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

World Trade Centre 9/11: Two planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City, leading to their catastrophic collapse. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost, and the event caused unprecedented destruction to the World Trade Centre complex and surrounding areas.