Iran’s most senior diplomat has been summoned by the foreign secretary after UK journalists faced a series of threats from the Iranian regime.
James Cleverly followed up the meeting by sanctioning eight Iranian officials – three of whom were judges who had imposed the death sentence against protestors, including children, according to Mr Cleverly.
London-based TV network Iran International had been forced to suspend their UK operations following repeated threats by the Iranian regime.
Vijay Rangarajan, Director General for the Middle East, met with Iranian Chargé d’Affaires Mehdi Hosseini Matin to make clear the government, in Mr Cleverly’s words, “will not tolerate threats to journalists in the UK.”
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