Iran’s UK ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over embassy’s ‘unacceptable’ social media posts
Iran's ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, has been summoned to the Foreign Office over social media posts deemed 'unacceptable and inflammatory.' The posts, reportedly on the embassy's Telegram channel, appeared to encourage Iranian expatriates to become martyrs. The UK government emphasized that such communications, which could incite violence, are completely unacceptable.
- ▪The Iranian embassy's Telegram message urged expatriates to 'sacrifice their lives for the homeland' and 'lay down our lives' to defend Iran.
- ▪A post on the embassy's X account referred to Israel as a 'fake country' and referenced its Iron Dome defense system in a disparaging manner.
- ▪Middle East minister Hamish Falconer condemned the posts as 'completely unacceptable' and demanded the embassy cease any communications encouraging violence.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
NewsUKUK PoliticsIranian ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over embassy’s ‘unacceptable’ social media postSeyed Ali Mousavi was called in by Middle East minister Hamish Falconer over an online message reportedly recruiting expats to become martyrsDavid Hughes Wednesday 29 April 2026 14:59 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2966788To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/iranian-ambassador-summoned-london-foreign-office-b2967300.html","title":"Iranian ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over embassy’s social media post"}}Starmer…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Independent.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Independent
