Day: June 11, 2026
Iranian ambassador’s press conference in Georgia
Seyed Ali Mojani, Iran‘s ambassador to Georgia, said while presenting a six-month activity report that Tehran would no longer allow territories neighbouring Iran, including those near Georgia, to serve as launch pads for military operations targeting the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Speaking at a press conference in Tbilisi, the ambassador discussed the historical ties between Iran and Georgia, regional security, Iran’s foreign policy and recent military developments.
He said the Iranian government had provided neighbouring countries, including Georgia, with detailed information through diplomatic channels about what Tehran describes as military actions carried out against Iran by the United States and Israel.
According to Mojani, Tehran has made it clear to a number of countries that “support for Iran’s enemies and providing them with opportunities to act will not go unanswered”.
He also said that military bases located in countries that pose a threat to Iran’s security could become targets under what Tehran considers its right to self-defence.
The ambassador said that over the past six months the Iranian embassy had engaged actively with both the Georgian government and Georgian society. According to Mojani, the embassy’s goal was to give the Georgian public a direct understanding of modern Iran’s policies, vision and positions.
Mojani also said he had witnessed expressions of solidarity and sympathy towards Iran within Georgian society. According to him, both political circles and parts of the public openly voiced dissatisfaction with actions taken against Iran.
A significant part of his remarks focused on the historical relationship between Iran and Georgia. The ambassador highlighted the ethnic Georgian community living in Iran, its role in the country’s political, cultural and public life, and the centuries-old ties between the two nations. He also argued that Georgian has retained more Persian loanwords than any other language spoken in the South Caucasus.
Speaking about regional security, the ambassador stressed that Iran relies on its own capabilities and that its military strength is intended to protect the country’s independence and territorial integrity. At the same time, he said that Iran “has never committed aggression against the territory of neighbouring countries” and “does not seek to become an empire”.
According to Mojani, today’s Iran is a state that makes political and security decisions based on its national interests and domestic resources. He described maintaining good-neighbourly relations as the central principle of Iran’s foreign policy.
Iranian ambassador’s press conference in Georgia
Georgia arrests alleged cryptocurrency criminals
As part of an international operation in Georgia, law enforcement officers arrested two members of an organised criminal group that investigators say laundered cryptocurrency worth hundreds of millions of US dollars.
At a joint briefing held at Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office and attended by representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office, the US Secret Service and Poland’s Central Cybercrime Bureau, Deputy Head of the Investigation Department Beka Kvitsiani said the suspects were foreign nationals. Authorities transferred them to Adjara on 10 June.
According to Kvitsiani, prosecutors in Georgia carried out the large-scale operation with the participation of the US Secret Service, Poland’s Central Cybercrime Bureau, the Łódź Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Georgia’s Interior Ministry Investigation Service and the Ministry of Finance.
During searches, law enforcement officers seized electronic evidence and documents, as well as 173 vehicles, high-value real estate and funds held in bank accounts. Investigators believe the suspects may have used these assets to launder criminal proceeds.
According to prosecutors, the case centres on an organised criminal group operating under the alias AudiA6 since 2022. Investigators say the group provided money-laundering services to cybercriminals and other criminal networks, helping them conceal the origins of illegally obtained cryptocurrency and evade law enforcement scrutiny.
The Prosecutor’s Office said ongoing investigations in several countries have established that members of the group laundered hundreds of millions of dollars between 2022 and 2025.
According to investigators, the group also operated a forum known as Dark2Web, which members used to advertise illegal services and establish contacts between cybercriminals operating in different countries around the world.
Around 100 law enforcement officers from Georgia, Poland and the United States took part in the operation, which received support from Eurojust and Europol.
Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office thanked its international and domestic partners for their cooperation in the operation and said that combating transnational crime remains one of its key priorities.
Georgia arrests alleged cryptocurrency criminals