{"id":200739,"date":"2020-01-12T10:55:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T10:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=200739"},"modified":"2020-01-16T08:08:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T08:08:52","slug":"british-ambassador-in-tehran-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=200739","title":{"rendered":"British Ambassador in Tehran Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction \u2013 Jan 12, 2020<\/h1>\n
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Ambassador Robert Macaire. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

We suspected that the West had been covertly involved in fomenting recent anti-government protests<\/a><\/span> in Iran and this adds weight to our suspicions.<\/h5>\n
Britain\u2019s Ambassador Rob Macaire was arrested last night after he attended what was claimed to have been a \u2018vigil\u2019 for passengers aboard the Ukrainian Boeing mistakenly shot down by Iran. However, the purported \u2018vigil\u2019 quickly turned into an anti-government protest, at which point Macaire left, the Guardian reports<\/span><\/a>.<\/h5>\n
According to Fars News<\/span><\/a> however, Macaire was arrested in front of the Amir Kabir University, where the vigil was being held for allegedly organizing and provoking mourners.<\/h5>\n
He was reportedly released several hours later but it is understood that he will be called by the Iranian Foreign Ministry to explain his case later today.<\/h5>\n
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab issued a statement condemning the detention of Macaire, saying it had been carried out \u201cwithout grounds or explanation\u201d.<\/h5>\n
However, Fars News reported \u201cinformed sources\u201d as saying that Macaire had been holding secret meetings inside a shop opposite the main gate of the Amir Kabir University, where he had been monitoring events that led to the protest. Ed.<\/h5>\n

Britain\u2019s ambassador to Iran is ARRESTED after \u2018inciting protesters\u2019 as locals clash with riot police in Tehran<\/h1>\n

Ellie Cambridge \u2013 The Sun Jan 12, 2020<\/h2>\n
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Protest in Tehran Saturday night. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

THE UK’s ambassador to Iran was last night arrested after he was accused of “inciting” angry protests in Tehran.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Macaire, 53, was in the furious crowds which clashed with cops, and was detained after photographing demonstrators.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the arrest of the ambassador – who was appointed as envoy in March 2018 – is a “flagrant violation of international law”.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: “The Iranian government is at a cross-roads moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It can continue its march towards pariah status with all the political and economic isolation that entails, or take steps to deescalate tensions and engage in a diplomatic path forwards.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Macaire was detained for more than an hour before he was released.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ambassador then denied claims he was involved in any demonstrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

He tweeted: “Thanks for the many goodwill messages. Can confirm I wasn\u2019t taking part in any demonstrations! Went to an event advertised as a vigil for victims of\u00a0 #PS752 tragedy.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Normal to want to pay respects- some of victims were British. I left after 5 mins, when some started chanting.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Detained half an hour after leaving the area. Arresting diplomats is of course illegal, in all countries.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Locals had clashed with riot police as they stormed the streets of Tehran chanting “death to liars” and demanding the country’s supreme leader resigns.<\/span><\/p>\n

The furious crowds’ demands for Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei to step down were sparked after the regime admitted it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukranian passenger plane.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vigils for Iranian lives lost in Tuesday’s fatal crash turned angry as protesters hit out at the military blunder.<\/span><\/p>\n

Riot cops flooded in with tear gas as they tried to break up the large groups outside Amirkabir University, who demanded justice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Around 1,000 protesters chanted “down with the dictator” and “shame on IRGC [Revolutionary Guard], let the country go”.<\/span><\/p>\n

While at Sharif University, crowds shouted “commander in chief, resign!” as demonstrators ripped up pictures of Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Guard’s Quds Force killed in a US drone strike.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Boeing 737 flight came down\u00a0on Tuesday, hours after Tehran launched a barrage of rockets against US targets in Iraq.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Iran claimed the deaths of 176 people were due to the “aggressive” US, which led to the “catastrophic mistake.”<\/span><\/p>\n

After repeated denials, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani admitted his forces gunned down the civilian aircraft because they mistook it for an American fighter plane.<\/span><\/p>\n

IRAN ADMITS<\/h2>\n

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