Iran's judiciary calls UK ambassador to Tehran Rob Macaire an 'undesirable element,' after he was accused of attending an illegal protest
British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire said he went to an event advertised as a vigil for the 176 people who died when Iran mistakenly downed Ukraine International Airlines Boeing. January 11, 2020.
Iran's judiciary said on Tuesday that Britain's ambassador to Tehran was an "undesirable element," state media reported after Iranian officials accused him of attending an illegal protest despite his denials. Iran's Foreign Ministry, which summoned him, would be responsible for announcing any move to expel Rob Macaire, who has been in the post since 2018. Macaire was briefly detained on Saturday.
"Based on international regulations, the British ambassador in Iran is an undesirable element," judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili told reporters when asked about the British envoy.
The ambassador said he had attended a vigil for victims of the crash. London said his detention was a violation of diplomat conventions.
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