Iran Summons UK Envoy Over “Menace” Allegations: Report

The station has supplied in depth protection of anti-government protests that erupted in Iran.

Tehran:

Iran has referred to as in Britain’s envoy in Tehran to protest after London alleged Tehran had made “threats” to the lives of UK-based journalists, state media reported at present.

The tit-for-tat transfer got here Tuesday as Iran’s cost d’affaires in London Mehdi Hosseini Matin was hauled in to listen to a British protest over the alleged threats that pressured Persian-language TV community Iran Worldwide to announce final week that it was relocating from London.

“Following the continued baseless accusations from England towards the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mrs Isabelle Marsh, momentary chargee d’affaires of that nation’s embassy in Tehran, was summoned to the international ministry on Tuesday,” the official IRNA information company reported.

Iran Worldwide introduced on Saturday that it had been pressured on UK police recommendation to close down its London TV studios, and had switched to 24-hour broadcasting from Washington.

The station has supplied in depth protection of anti-government protests that erupted in Iran 5 months in the past, and stated two of its senior journalists acquired demise threats in response to their reporting.

British Overseas Secretary James Cleverly stated on Tuesday: “I’m appalled by the Iranian regime’s persevering with threats to the lives of UK-based journalists and have at present summoned its consultant to clarify this is not going to be tolerated.” 

Iran’s international ministry stated Cleverly’s feedback had been a continuation of Britain’s “Iranophobic coverage” and referred to as for an “finish to this hostile strategy”.

Iran’s relations with Britain had been already at a low ebb following London’s response to the protests that erupted in September over the demise in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been accused of breaching Iran’s gown code for ladies. 

Ties took an extra blow final month when Iran executed twin nationwide Alireza Akbari after convicting him of spying for Britain.

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