Getty ImagesMichael D Higgins made the comments at the United Nations in New York on SundayThe President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has accused the Israeli Embassy in Dublin of circulating a letter he wrote to the President of Iran.The Israeli Embassy in Dublin has labelled Higgins’ comments as “baseless”, “highly inflammatory and potentially slanderous”.The Irish president was criticised last month when the letter to Masoud Pezeshkian became public, following Pezeshkian’s appointment as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Speaking at the United Nations (UN) in New York on Sunday, Higgins said he believed that his letter had been circulated by Israeli officials.ReutersMasoud Pezeshkian became president of Iran in July”You should ask where the criticism came from and how the letter was circulated and by whom and for what purpose,” Higgins said.Pressed by journalists as to where he believed the letter came from, Higgins said he believed “it was circulated from the Israeli…
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