Iran General NewsIran hardliners attack British embassy during demo

Iran hardliners attack British embassy during demo

-

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 – Hundreds of hard-line members
of the paramilitary Bassij in Iran rallied outside the British embassy
in Tehran on Sunday afternoon, chanting “death to England” (sic.)
and demanding that British “spies” leave the country.
The Islamist protesters pelted the compound with stones and tomatoes, trampled on American and Israeli flags and set them
on fire. Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 – Hundreds of hard-line members of the paramilitary Bassij in Iran rallied outside the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday afternoon, chanting “death to England” (sic.) and demanding that British “spies” leave the country.

The Islamist protesters pelted the compound with stones and tomatoes, trampled on American and Israeli flags and set them on fire.

Several embassy windows were shattered, but there was no report of embassy staff sustaining injuries. It is not known whether Sir Richard Dalton, the British ambassador to Iran, was in the embassy at the time of the unruly protest.

The Bassijis were protesting against what they described as London’s “conspiratorial role” in securing a resolution critical of Iran’s nuclear activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors.

The Bassij, paramilitary Islamist vigilantes loyal to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were recently given new powers to act as the country’s back-up police force.

Saeed Dehghan, a Majlis deputy from Tehran, addressing the rally, criticised the European trio – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – for trying to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear capability.

A statement was read out by the organisers of the demonstration which denounced Europe for criticising the Islamic Republic for resuming its suspended nuclear activities.




http://iranfocus.com/uploads/img42fedd3115604.jpg” />

http://iranfocus.com/uploads/img42fedd1554da5.jpg” />

http://iranfocus.com/uploads/img42fedcfaec385.jpg” />

http://iranfocus.com/uploads/img42fedcde1f245.jpg” />

Latest news

 Statistics show that New Year accidents’ deaths in Iran reached 585

Ahmad Shirani, the head of the Information and Traffic Control Center of the Iranian regime’s police, announced that the...

Land Subsidence in Critical Conditions in Isfahan

Mehdi Toghyani, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), pointed to the occurrence of land subsidence in various...

Iran’s Actual Inflation Rate Higher Than Official Stats

The state-run Donya-e-eqtesad newspaper, in a report analyzing the "general sentiment" regarding inflation in 2023, has stated that households...

Iranian Workers’ Monthly $136 Wages Can’t Cover $500 Expenses

The lives of a significant portion of the Iranian population are marked by uncertainty, largely because the Iranian economy...

Iranian Nurses Earn Twice Their Wages in Ride-Hailing Services

Reza Aryanpour, a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) Health and Treatment Commission, highlighted the growing trend of nurses...

Iran: Unprecedented Record of 152 Million Liters of Gasoline Consumption Per Day

On March 19, Iran set a new historical record in gasoline consumption with 152 million liters consumed in one...

Must read

Iran renews warning against cooperating with foreign media

AFP: Iran's police chief on Saturday again warned citizens...

Iran is ready for planned U.S. sanctions targeting fuel imports, analysts say

Washington Post: As Congress prepares to target Iran's vital...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you