Britain calls Iranian ambassador after Iran's ambassador's arrest

 “This was an unacceptable violation of Vienna Convention and should be investigated,” has said the prime minister's spokesman. “We are seeking full assurance from the Iranian government that this will never happen again. The Office of Foreign Affairs called the Iranian ambassador today to express our fierce objections.” he added further.

There have been signs that Iran's foreign minister has sought to calm the situation, stressing that British Ambassador Rob Mataire had been released shortly after his identity had become known, writes The Guardian, past Periscope.

Iran's ambassador to Britain even, Hamid Baidineyad, wrote on Twitter that the Mataire had freed “the moment the policeman had been informed of his identity”, following that “dezinformo is a major source of misunderstanding and damage to the ease of the situation. ”

But demonstrations outside the United Kingdom Embassy continued by pro-regime Iranian protesters with demands that it be closed.

The British ambassador was filmed being part of the anti-government protest that was described by Iranian media as <x0 ... illegal prosecutors. ” /Periscope