According to US Congressman Joe Wilson (Republican Party), Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze is threatening the Hudson Institute for “exposing the Georgian Dream’s deep support for Iranian terrorism.”

“Outrageous that Georgia’s terrorist lover puppet Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze is threatening the Hudson Institute for exposing Georgian Dream’s deep support for Iranian terrorism that kills Americans”, the Congressman writes.

Joe Wilson is expressing his support to the Hudson Institute and its researcher, Luke Coffey, who co-authored a study published by the Hudson Institute on Iran’s growing influence in Georgia.

For information, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, told journalists that "a new small wave has come against the Georgian people" and that "agents are directly involved in this", including Giorgi Kandelaki, who is a "formula of betrayal".

“We know his past activities, we know what he is doing today. I don’t know, maybe even legal action might be appropriate in connection with this fact, but this is not my business, this is the business of the relevant state agency,” the Prime Minister said.

John Walters, President of the Hudson Institute, responded to Irakli Kobakhidze’s statement and stated that the Hudson Institute was the publisher of this report.

“Dear Mr. Kobakhidze--Hudson Institute is the publisher of this report. As the President of Hudson, I stand behind the research and conclusions. The facts are not changeable by bluster and threats. You are not the "Georgian Dream"--you are a destroyer of Georgian Dreams”, he said.