India Summons Iranian Ambassador

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on Wednesday summoned Ali Nasim-Far, the charge d’affaires of the Iranian embassy in London, on the order of the country’s foreign minister. The summons came in response to repeated allegations about the Quds Force’s role in directing regional resistance groups to carry out attacks in Europe. India has also summoned Iran’s ambassador after the death of a seaman in attacks on ships.

• The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) announced in an official statement on Wednesday that Ali Nasim-Far, the charge d’affaires of the Iranian embassy in London, had been summoned.
• The summons of the Iranian embassy’s charge d’affaires in London was carried out on the orders of the UK foreign minister.
• The UK Foreign Office repeated allegations about the Quds Force’s role in directing regional resistance groups to carry out attacks in Europe.
• India has also summoned Iran’s ambassador.
• The summons of Iran’s ambassador in India came after the death of a seaman in attacks on ships.. Coverage difference: Shargh focuses on Britain’s summoning of the Iranian embassy’s charge d’affaires in London and the reasons for it, while Bloomberg refers to the summoning of Iran’s ambassador in India and the reason for it, namely the death of a seaman in attacks on ships. Shargh provides more detail on Britain’s allegations against the Quds Force, whereas Bloomberg only addresses the summons in India and its aftermath.