‘Firm and reciprocal response awaits UK’: Iran summons British ambassador over London's IRGC designation
The Foreign Ministry has summoned Britain’s ambassador to Tehran to formally protest the British government's hostile decision to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) under the United Kingdom's so-called “State Threats legislation,” warning that the move “will be met with a firm and reciprocal response.”
Hugo Shorter was summoned by Alireza Yousefi, assistant foreign minister and director general for the ministry’s Western Europe Department, who conveyed the Islamic Republic's strong protest over the measure.
During the meeting, Yousefi strongly criticized remarks made by the British home secretary in parliament against the Islamic Republic, saying the allegations directed at the IRGC were unfounded.
He said the accusations constituted “an irresponsible act that is inconsistent with the United Kingdom's international obligations and the fundamental principles governing relations between states.”
The Iranian official also said the allegations had been made, despite the UK's longstanding role as a refuge for ringleaders and members of anti-Iranian terrorist groups and networks.
Warning of reciprocal response
Referring to the IRGC's role in safeguarding Iran's territorial integrity and national security, as well as its efforts in combating terrorism, Yousefi said any hostile legislation targeting the Islamic Republic or attempts to stigmatize its state institutions would “be met with a firm and reciprocal response from Iran."
The development came after British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced that the IRGC would be designated a “national security threat under new powers in the National Security (State Threats) Act,” making support for the force “a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.”
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