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Iran’s UK ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over embassy’s ‘unacceptable’ social media post

The Independent·David Hughes·about 1 month ago
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Iran’s ambassador to the UK has been summoned by the Foreign Office after the embassy posted what officials described as "unacceptable and inflammatory comments" on social media. Seyed Ali Mousavi was called in by Middle East minister Hamish Falconer following reports of an online message that appeared to recruit Iranian expatriates for martyrdom. The Foreign Office said the minister condemned these "completely unacceptable actions". This diplomatic intervention followed a report in Metro detailing a message on the embassy’s Telegram channel. The message reportedly urged the country’s diaspora in the UK to "sacrifice their lives for the homeland" and "lay down our lives" to "defend Iranian land". It concluded: “Let us all, one and all, give our lives in battle. Rather than surrender our country to the enemy.” The embassy’s profile on X has also posted a series of comments about the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. A post on Tuesday appeared to suggest Israel was a “fake country”.…

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