Following the trial of three Iranians on charges of espionage, the UK summoned the Iranian ambassador.
Ali Mousavi, the Iranian ambassador in London, was summoned to the UK Home Office following the trial of three Iranians accused of violating national security law.
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the British government emphasizes that safeguarding national security is its main priority, and Iran must be held accountable for its actions in this regard.
The summoning of the Iranian ambassador followed the trial of three Iranians accused of acts that could be considered aiding a foreign intelligence organization.
On Sunday, May 18, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the British embassy’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran, in the absence of the ambassador, in protest of what it called the suspicious and unjustified arrest of several Iranian nationals.
Shahram Qazizadeh, head of the Third Western Europe Department in Iran’s Foreign Ministry, protested the arrest and accusations against Iranian nationals without presenting any evidence or proof, as well as the deliberate withholding of timely information from the Iranian embassy.
Two days ago, on Saturday, May 17, three Iranians appeared at Westminster Court in London on charges of espionage for Iran.