UK envoy to Tehran briefly detained for ‘inciting & directing’ anti-govt protesters at Amirkabir University

British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire

British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire was briefly detained outside of Amirkabir University in Tehran for questioning over his alleged role in “inciting and directing” anti-government protesters, Tasnim News Agency reports.

The diplomat was among a group of people detained while seeking to “to organize, instigate and direct some radical and destructive actions,” according to the Tehran-based news agency. He was released several hours later, but will reportedly be summoned on Sunday for further questioning.

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