(CNN) - Interpol has denied "erroneous" media reports that Iran has asked it to help arrest Israeli leaders that Tehran has accused of war crimes.
"Interpol has neither been requested to issue by Iran, nor has it issued on behalf of Iran or any of its 187 member countries any Red Notices for persons wanted internationally or other requests seeking the arrest of senior Israeli officials," said a statement issued on Monday by Interpol's General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France.
It said Interpol "does not ordinarily comment on false stories reported in the media."
Iranian Students' News Agency reported Sunday that Tehran's top prosecutor called for the arrests of 15 Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes stemming from the Jewish state's recent military operation in Gaza. Those leaders include outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
The semi-official news agency reported that the prosecutor called on Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the "war criminals."