Iran calls the UK charge d’E faires amid nuclear friction news

The arrests of the “suspicious and unjustified” Iranians come amid the remaining tensions on the Iranian nuclear program and the repercussions of the war of Russia, Ukraine.

Tehran, Iran – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the United Kingdom charges of what it described as “suspicious and unjustified” arrests of many Iranian citizens.

The ministry said in a statement released late on Sunday, that the United Kingdom accused last month many Iranian citizens of crimes without providing evidence, and intentionally refrained from informing the Iranian embassy in a timely manner, and preventing consular access, unlike international standards.

It also accused the British government of harboring “the political motives for exerting pressure on Iran” with arrests.

The diplomatic dispute comes two days after the British police He accused three Iranians With suspected espionage for Iranian intelligence services under the country’s national security law 2023.

Mustafa Sibahvand, 39, was accused, Javadi Manish, 44, and Shabor Qali Khani Nuri, 55, was accused of behavior that is likely to help in the service of foreign intelligence between August 14, 2024 and February 16, 2025.

They appeared before the Magistrate in Westminster on Saturday, where they were charged with participating in monitoring and reconnaissance with the intention of committing or supporting serious violence against a person in the United Kingdom.

Their cases were referred to a central criminal court, and the next session is scheduled to be held in early June.

The three are among eight individuals who were arrested in May, Including seven IraniansAs part of two separate operations, Interior Minister Evit Cooper was one of the largest investigations of its kind in recent years.

The other four Iranians were arrested as part of the “anti -terrorism” operation, with continuous investigations. The eighth man was released without charge last week.

In a specific effort towards improving national security against secret foreign influences, the United Kingdom has placed Iran at its highest level in the framework of the foreign influence registration plan (FIRS).

Tense relationships

The arrests come amid tense relations between Iran and three European powers on the nuclear program in Tehran.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have repeatedly criticized Iran due to the lack of alleged cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure the survival of the Iranian nuclear program.

The trio, who described E3 in the context of negotiations, was a party to the 2015 nuclear deal, which the United States abandoned unilaterally in 2018.

However, the United States prepared talks with Tehran in an attempt to secure a new deal, and amid four rounds of talks with Amman, Iran confirmed this. Open to hold more conversations with E3 also.

Senior diplomats from both sides gathered on Friday in Istanbul in Turki for their first meeting since the start of nuclear talks with Washington last month. Both sides stressed a commitment to constantly diplomacy, but there was no penetration.

Instead, Iran has repeatedly warned Iran of the existence of “serious repercussions” if E3 pushes the “Snapback” mechanism in Nuclear deal 2015 GomatoseAnd that would restore the United Nations Security Council sanctions that were filed as part of the teacher’s agreement.

Tehran and Washington also failed to see face to face until now when it comes to enriching uranium, with Iran’s repetition on Monday that it will not retract it. The right to obtain a civil nuclear program.

After the United States, a special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkev, said that the administration of President Donald Trump will not allow Iran to enrich uranium up to 1 percent, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragashi said that the “unrealistic” demands would lead to a dead end.

E3 is also concerned with the many reports that Iran was Russia’s armament for its war in UkraineThe accusations that Tehran denies.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Asmael Bajia said that Tehran has not yet received a written proposal from the United States to apply to the fifth round of negotiations, which is expected soon.

He also said that Iran has not proposed a joint enrichment project with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, but it supports such an effort.

“The West Asia region, especially the Persian Gulf states, may require increasingly nuclear energy and building power plants that require nuclear fuel, so it will not be bad if nuclear fuel facilities or federations are created in our region so that everyone can invest in it.”