Iran responds to criticism of West over death penalty

The Iranian authorities responded to the West over its criticism of the death penalty, which exists in the country.

"When Iran is itself a victim of terrorism, it will take all the necessary measures to ensure the safety of its citizens,’’ the representative of the Iranian Foreign Minister, Bahram Qasemi, said.

At the same time, the diplomat noted that all recently executed were convicted of trying to create a group to commit terrorist acts on the territory of the country,  Gazeta.ru reports.