“When they carry out external assignments, prepare reports, and get paid for it, they think there will be no responsibility. They know they are politically fully discredited and prefer to make money,” said Georgian Dream MP Levan Machavariani, commenting on the article published by Fox News, which states that Iran is using Georgia to bypass sanctions and finance its military machine.

According to Machavariani, “stateless agents” continue a campaign to discredit Georgia.

“It is very unfortunate that stateless agents, following external instructions, continue the campaign to discredit Georgia. However, of course, they will achieve nothing—just as they failed years ago when they accused Georgia of being a black hole for bypassing sanctions against Russia. Sanctions coordinators came—from the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom—and everyone confirmed that these stateless individuals were lying. In this case as well, they are making the same accusations [against Georgia] on instructions from external patrons. In order to have certain reports that our country’s ill-wishers and enemies can use for their own agenda, they are using Khidasheli and Kandelaki. We clearly remember when Khidasheli [Tina Khidasheli] claimed that terrorists were being trained in Georgia; she was then summoned to the State Security Service and immediately changed her testimony, because she felt accountability and knew her lies would have consequences.

When they carry out external assignments, prepare reports, and get paid for it, they think there will be no responsibility. They know they are politically completely discredited, their rating is below zero, and they prefer to make money—especially now, as Easter is approaching and they have run out of funds.

In any case, whenever such stateless individuals accuse us of something, time passes and the truth finds its way. In cases of such dirty lies, the truth is revealed within a day, even within an hour. Accordingly, this lie has been exposed just like previous lies,” said Levan Machavariani.

It should be recalled that Fox News published an article about Georgia stating that “the Iranian regime is using a former Soviet republic to bypass sanctions and finance its military machine.”

“According to a report by the Hudson Institute, the Republic of Georgia’s shift toward the Tehran regime could pose problems for U.S. interests in the region. Recent reports indicate that, as Iran becomes increasingly isolated among its Persian Gulf neighbors, Tehran is deepening its ties with the Republic of Georgia in the South Caucasus. The former Soviet republic, which until recently was still considered a candidate for EU and NATO membership, has gradually moved closer to Tehran,” the article says.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, former Georgian MP and co-author of the Hudson Institute study, Giorgi Kandelaki, said that “Iran has built a broad infrastructure of influence in Georgia, including organizations sanctioned by the United States for links to extremism.”