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The World Economic Forum (WEF) said Monday that it had canceled an invitation to the annual event to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, citing the recent crackdown on protests across the country, Anadolu reports. “The Iranian Foreign Minister will not be attending Davos,” the WEF said on US social media company X. The annual WEF meeting is taking place on Jan. 19–23 in the Swiss town of Davos under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue” to discuss the world’s most pressing challenges. The Forum added: “Although he was invited last fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks means that it is not right for the Iranian government to be represented at Davos […]
