LONDON, Jan 12 — Iranian authorities briefly detained Britain’s ambassador in Tehran yesterday, according to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, after he was reportedly arrested during protests against the regime. “The arrest of our ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a...
Raab warned Iran that it was 'at a cross-roads moment'.— Reuters pci
“The arrest of our ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international law,” Raab said in a statement after the detention of Rob Macaire. Macaire was arrested for allegedly “inciting” protesters in Tehran angry at the military’s accidental downing of a Ukranian passenger jet, killing 176 people, most of them Iranian citizens, according to thePresident Hassan Rouhani said a military probe into the tragedy had found “missiles fired due to human error” brought down the Boeing 737, calling it an “unforgivable mistake”.
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