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Iranian Embassy in London Recruits Martyrs to 'Sacrifice Their Lives' for the Regime
The embassy urged Iranians in the UK to register through Iran’s Mikhak portal, and the post drew nearly 400 heart reactions.
- On Tuesday, Britain summoned the Iranian ambassador to London over the embassy's "unacceptable and inflammatory" social media comments, demanding it cease communications encouraging violence.
- The Iranian Embassy in London posted a message on Telegram on April 15 calling on expatriates to join a "Sacrificing Life for the Homeland" campaign, inviting "brave and distinguished children of Iran" to register.
- Using verses from Persian poet Ferdowsi's "Book of Kings," the embassy urged expats to "lay down our lives" to defend Iranian land, directing volunteers to register through the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Mikhak portal.
- Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel called the appeal "appalling" and urged the Home Office to intervene, while former British army intelligence officer Dr. Lynette Nusbacher warned the regime uses such platforms to recruit "killers and bad actors."
- A UK government spokesperson stated authorities are "clear-eyed about the threats posed by Iran" and are working to implement proscription-like powers to clamp down on malign state activity.
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UK summons Iranian ambassador over embassy's 'unacceptable' comments on social media
LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday the Iranian ambassador to London had been summoned over what the government described as the Iranian embassy's "unacceptable and inflammatory" comments on social media. Britain's minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, made clear that the embassy "must cease any form of communications that could be interpreted as encouraging violence in the UK or internationally", the Foreign Office sai…
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