Overview
- The Foreign Office, which called in Ambassador Seyed Ali Mousavi on Tuesday, ordered Iran’s London mission to stop any communications that could be read as encouraging violence, according to Middle East minister Hamish Falconer.
- The embassy’s Telegram message, posted April 15, urged Iranians in Britain to become martyrs, referenced recruiting “children,” and told people to register via Mikhak, Iran’s official consular portal used for passports and other services.
- Counter Terrorism Policing said specialist officers are assessing the post to decide if further action is required.
- The Iranian mission later said the Jan Fada platform is meant to support and defend Iran and “does not promote any form of hostility.”
- Similar posts by Iranian embassies in Australia, Sri Lanka and Germany have drawn scrutiny, with Australian federal police reviewing a now‑deleted Canberra post, as UK leaders face pressure to proscribe the IRGC following recent arrests and attacks claimed by a group citing Iran links.