(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that nations in the region seek to establish democracy without any foreign intervention; therefore, having double-standards in dealing with democratic wishes in the countries of the region is against legitimate ambitions of their people," the embassy said in a statement on Thursday.
The communiqué further warned that any political or military intervention in the popular uprisings in the region would serve to either mislead the movements or prompt a crackdown against them.
The embassy further slammed "unfounded" allegations by a number of British officials that have accused Iran of interfering in Syrian internal affairs.
"Recently, some of the British officials have made unfounded and baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning the incidents in Syria, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns these inappropriate remarks and denies firmly these untrue allegations."
The reaction came after British Foreign Secretary William Hague told Britain's Parliament earlier this month that Tehran has helped Syria suppress anti-government protests.
He also claimed that London had "credible information" Iranian government had provided paramilitary training to Syrian security forces.
Last week, Iran summoned Britain's top diplomat in Tehran to protest at Hague's accusations.
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official told British Charge d'affaires Jane Marriott that the accusations leveled by Foreign Secretary William Hague were "without any evidence or reason".
Hague's claims came nearly two weeks after the British government admitted that the Saudi troops sent to Bahrain to crush the popular uprisings in the tiny Persian Gulf island have had British military training.
The British Ministry of Defense admitted that members of the Saudi Arabian National Guard dispatched to Bahrain have received military trainings from the British Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia.
Britain keeps a large and secretive military training team in Saudi Arabia. British military personnel advise and teach the kingdom's forces in areas, including crowd control and suppression.
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