Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador in Tehran to protest what it called repeated, baseless UK accusations that Iran tried to carry out security-threatening operations in the UK. Assistant Foreign Minister and director-general for Western Europe Alireza handed the ambassador a written protest, rejecting the claims as a British tactic to divert attention, evade responsibility and conceal the UK’s destructive actions and breaches of international law.

2026-07-09

Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador in Tehran to protest what it called repeated, baseless UK accusations that Iran tried to carry out security-threatening operations in the UK. Assistant Foreign Minister and director-general for Western Europe Alireza handed the ambassador a written protest, rejecting the claims as a British tactic to divert attention, evade responsibility and conceal the UK’s destructive actions and breaches of international law.