According to a report by ILNA, as translated by IFP, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the claims made by Zabihullah Mujahid, the Spokesman for the Afghan militant group Taliban, about Tehran�s support for the group.

�The Islamic Republic of Iran has always been a pioneer among regional countries in the fight against terrorist groups, and has paid heavy prices in its fight against these groups,� Qassemi said.

He further referred to Zabihullah�s claims as a pre-planned move ordered by the group�s sponsors and aimed at disturbing public opinion and spreading Iranophobia.

�The claim about Iran�s support for the group is nonsense, false, and a blatant lie,� he stressed.

Taliban�s move to raise such claims is a desperate effort to distract the world�s public opinion from Al Saud�s atrocities in the slaughter of innocent people of Yemen, he added.

This news was translated by IFP from ILNA.