Iran summons British ambassador to protest sanctions

Iran on Tuesday summoned the British ambassador to Tehran, state news agency IRNA reported, a day after Britain and the US announced sanctions on a network purportedly involved in targeting Iranian dissidents and activists for assassination, Report informs, citing Al Arabiya.

According to IRNA, British Ambassador Simon Shercliff was called to the Iranian foreign ministry, where an official from the ministry described the sanctions as “illegal” and condemned London’s accusations as “baseless.”