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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran summons UK charge d’affaires amid nuclear friction

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said 'unrealistic' demands are being put on Iran [File: Reuters]

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the United Kingdom’s charge d’affaires over what it called “suspicious and unwarranted” arrests of several Iranian nationals.

The UK earlier this month accused several Iranian nationals of offences without offering evidence, wilfully refrained from informing Iran’s embassy in time, and prevented consular access contrary to international norms, the ministry said in a statement issued late on Sunday, according to state media.

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