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Press release: Foreign Secretary summons Iranian Diplomat over continued threat to UK-Based journalists

  • Iranian ChargĂ© d’Affaires told threats to media freedom will not be tolerated following intimidation of Iran International in the UK.
  • Separately, new UK sanctions imposed on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members, including the commander of province in which security forces have severely injured and killed children.
  • Three senior judges also sanctioned for imposing death penalties on protestors in Iran.

The UK will always stand up to countries who threaten our fundamental values of freedom of expression and the media. They include three judges who imposed the death penalty against protestors and five IRGC commanders. The individuals sanctioned today include: I am appalled by the Iranian regime’s continuing threats to the lives of UK-based journalists and have today summoned its representative to make clear this will not be tolerated. Since Mahsa Amini’s death in September 2022, the UK has imposed sanctions on more than 50 Iranian individuals and entities in response to human rights violations by the regime.

The Foreign Secretary today instructed FCDO officials to summon Iran’s most senior diplomat, due to serious threats against journalists living in the UK. 
 
It follows the decision at the weekend by Iran International, a London-based TV network, to suspend UK operations as a result of continued threats to its staff by the Iranian regime. Vijay Rangarajan, Director General for the Middle East, held the meeting with Iranian Chargé d’Affaires Mehdi Hosseini Matin to make clear the UK will not tolerate threats to life and media freedom. As part of wider efforts to hold the regime to account over its behaviour globally, the UK and international partners have also today imposed further sanctions on eight senior Iranian figures responsible for repressing their own people.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said: As part of wider efforts to hold Iran to account, the UK has today also sanctioned a further eight individuals responsible for horrific human rights violations in Iran, including the killing of children. We will never allow the regime’s threats to go unchallenged. These sanctions constitute an asset freeze and UK travel ban on the individuals concerned and send a wider signal on the UK’s commitment to backing condemnation with action.

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