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UK Summons Iran Ambassador Over Embassy's Provocative Posts

4/29/2026

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United Kingdom summoned Iran’s ambassador to London over the embassy’s inflammatory social-media comments.
Britain’s Middle East minister Hamish Falconer told the Iranian embassy to stop any communications that could encourage violence.
British lawmakers warned that Iran poses wide-ranging threats to the United Kingdom.
The government summoned the ambassador in March after an Iranian national and a British-Iranian dual national were charged with aiding Iran’s intelligence services.

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United Kingdom summoned Iran’s ambassador to London over the embassy’s inflammatory social-media comments.
Britain’s Middle East minister Hamish Falconer told the Iranian embassy to stop any communications that could encourage violence.
British lawmakers warned that Iran poses wide-ranging threats to the United Kingdom.
The government summoned the ambassador in March after an Iranian national and a British-Iranian dual national were charged with aiding Iran’s intelligence services.