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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin

Chair of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee advises Britons to leave Iran OLD REDIRECTED

A senior MP has advised all Westerners to leave Iran after authorities arrested seven people with links to Britain, including some who hold dual nationality.

Alicia Kearns, chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, said Iran had shown it would “happily” detain people as it seeks to blame foreign powers for escalating protests against its own repressive regime.

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