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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned a British diplomat to
protest what it described as the “illegal and unjustified”
detention of an Iranian in the U.K., Iran’s state-run news
agency reported.
IRNA reported Sunday that the Foreign Ministry summoned the U.K.
chargé d’affaires and called the detention of its national, who
was not identified, a violation of international law and
expressed strong dissatisfaction over what it characterized as
politically motivated judicial actions.
The ministry warned the U.K. against further “unconstructive
behavior” that could damage diplomatic relations, IRNA said.
Iran's protest comes as ties between Tehran and London
deteriorate.
Three men accused of being Iranian spies faced charges in a
London court Saturday that they conducted surveillance on and
plotted violence against U.K.-based journalists for an Iranian
news outlet. On the day they were arrested two weeks ago, U.K.
police took four other Iranian nationals into custody on
suspicion of preparing a terrorist act in a separate
investigation. They were released from custody Saturday, though
counterterror police said that their investigation continues.
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