TEHRAN — Iran on Thursday called in Britain’s envoy in Tehran to protest against “destructive and interventionist actions” after London had announced new sanctions, Iranian state media said. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said earlier on Thursday sanctions against Iran over alleged human rights violations and hostile actions against its opponents on UK soil will expand. “In response to the continued destructive and interventionist actions and statements of Britain, Isabelle Marsh, the charge d’affaires of the British Embassy in Tehran, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” official news agency IRNA reported. Iran’s foreign ministry “considered the statements and positions of the British authorities as well as the recent sanctions… as an illegal and interventionist action,” it added. The new British sanctions regime will expand existing penalties imposed by creating new criteria under which individuals and entities can be hit.

Source: The Times July 07, 2023 05:18 UTC