Bolivia’s embassy in Iran has blamed foreign countries including the United States for last month’s attempted coup in the country. The failed coup attempt was led by Bolivia’s former top military commander, Juan Jose Zuniga, on June 26.

Bolivian police arrested him hours after the presidential palace in La Paz was stormed by soldiers.

General Zuniga said he wanted to "restructure democracy" and that while he respected President Luis Arce "for now", there would be a change of government.

The general later claimed he had staged the intervention at the president's request. His claim was rejected by the Bolivian government. 

Bolivia’s ambassador to Iran Romina Guadalupe Pérez Ramos said in a statement on Thursday that the country is probing domestic and foreign motives behind the failed coup. 

She said foreign motives are linked to the plundering of Bolivia’s natural resources. 

The ambassador noted that Bolivia summoned the US charge d'affaires in June calling on Washington not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Latin American country. 

Ramos said Bolivia and other Latin American countries have fallen victim to military coups in the 20th century.

She said these countries have also seen hybrid wars and soft coups in the late 20th century and early 21st century. 

The Bolivian ambassador in Tehran thanked Iran for condemning the abortive military takeover.  

She also offered Bolivia’s appreciation to countries, international organizations, political parties, academics and prominent figures that denounced the failed putsch.