British ambassador sternly warned for attending illegal rally: Iran deputy FM

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Publish Date: 22:33 - 20 January 2020
Tehran 20 January_Iran has sternly warned British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire for attending an "illegal" gathering and advised him to avoid such a behavior, a senior Iranian diplomat says.

British ambassador sternly warned for attending illegal rally: Iran deputy FMTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)-"We summoned the ambassador and he was reprimanded severely," Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said on Monday.

He added that the Iranian Foreign Ministry later issued a statement warning that in case of repetition of such a behavior, the ministry will adopt measures tougher than just summoning the ambassador.

"I think this is a very clear message, which has been sent to the British side about this unconventional move," the Iranian diplomat said.

Iranian media reported on January 11 that security forces had arrested the British ambassador as he was trying to foment unrest in the streets of Tehran.

Macaire was briefly arrested during a protest in front of Amir Kabir University in downtown Tehran, where he was organizing and provoking the people angry at the government’s handling of the aftermaths of the mistaken downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane near the Iranian capital. The ambassador was released several hours later.

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