LONDON: The British government on Monday (Feb 20) summoned Iran's top diplomat in London to condemn 'serious threats' to the lives of UK-based journalists after a Persian-language TV network was forced to relocate. Charge d'Affaires Mehdi Hosseini Matin was hauled in 'to make clear the UK will not tolerate
LONDON: The British government on Monday summoned Iran's top diplomat in London to condemn"serious threats" to the lives of UK-based journalists after a Persian-language TV network was forced to relocate.
The station has provided extensive coverage of anti-government protests that erupted in Iran five months ago, and said two of its senior journalists received death threats in response to their reporting. The diplomat, Iran's most senior representative in London in the absence of an ambassador, was directed to meet with the head of the UK foreign ministry's Middle East department.
"I hope it's a temporary measure and that @IranIntl will resume its work from London soon," he added on Twitter, arguing it was"unacceptable that UK gives in to terrorist threats".
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