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UK probes Iranian consulate telegram urging child sacrifices

4/28/2026

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Iranian consulate posted on Telegram urging British-based Iranian children to sacrifice lives.
UK officials confirmed the message on the embassy’s Telegram channel and opened an investigation.
Dame Priti Patel called the post appalling, demanded police action and an ambassador summons.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist.
Metropolitan Police warned of Iranian proxy attacks, reporting 26 arrests since late March.

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Iranian consulate posted on Telegram urging British-based Iranian children to sacrifice lives.
UK officials confirmed the message on the embassy’s Telegram channel and opened an investigation.
Dame Priti Patel called the post appalling, demanded police action and an ambassador summons.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist.
Metropolitan Police warned of Iranian proxy attacks, reporting 26 arrests since late March.