Iran summoned the British charge d'affaires to Tehran on Tuesday, February 21, after the summons of its representative in the United Kingdom, a country which accuses the Islamic Republic of "serious threats"
against
an Iranian television channel based in London, according to the official Irna agency.
“
Following the pursuit of unfounded accusations by England against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ms Isabelle Marsh, temporary charge d'affaires of the embassy of this country in Tehran, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. Foreign Affairs
, ”announced the Irna agency.
Iran International TV closed
On Saturday February 18, a private Iranian television channel, Iran International TV, announced that it had to close its offices in London on the advice of the British police in the context of threats attributed to the Islamic Republic.
The British government immediately denounced "
a model of a totally unacceptable type of behavior (...)
" and a "
lack of respect for basic rights
" on the part of Tehran.
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Iran's top diplomat in London, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, was summoned to the British Foreign Office on Monday, where the head of diplomacy said he was "revolted by the Iranian regime's persistent threats against the lives of journalists
. based in the UK
”.
For the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is the “
continuation of the Iranophobic policy
” led by London.
Iran "
demands (that the United Kingdom) put an end to this hostile approach of the British government
", according to the Irna agency.
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Iran International TV, which has around 100 employees in London, will now broadcast from Washington.
This case comes in a difficult context between London and Tehran, in particular since the execution a month ago of the Iranian-British Alireza Akbari, accused of espionage for the benefit of the United Kingdom.
