Overview
- The Munich Security Conference said it will not uphold earlier invitations issued to Iranian government representatives.
- Germany's Foreign Office had urged the forum to drop plans to host Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi, calling attendance inappropriate given the repression.
- Foreign Office sources report at least 2,600 people killed and 19,000 detained since protests that began in late December.
- Organizers say conditions for a constructive exchange are not in place while emphasizing that invitation decisions are made independently of the government.
- This year's gathering runs 13–15 February at Munich's Hotel Bayerischer Hof, with Iran previously excluded under Christoph Heusgen and current leader Wolfgang Ischinger initially inviting before reversing.