UK's Designation of IRGC as a Terrorists Organization and Preemptive Departure of British Diplomat from Tehran
Tehran Times released an exclusive conversations between the European Ambassadors in Tehran before the departure of the British diplomats from Iranian Capital as part of the US psychological warfare against the Persian
European countries' ambassadors in Tehran remain in a highly volatile diplomatic state, with personnel deployments frequently shifting due to escalating regional conflicts and diplomatic disputes with Iran.
The departure of British diplomats from Tehran was part of a U.S. psychological warfare campaign and was coordinated directly with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a phone call with the British Foreign Secretary.
On Monday evening, July 20, European ambassadors stationed in Tehran gathered at the residence of the French ambassador at his invitation. The meeting was also attended by the deputy head of the South Korean embassy, a senior New Zealand diplomat, and the Japanese ambassador. During the session, the French ambassador criticized Iran’s several-hour detention of two French diplomats and called for the diplomatic community to support the French Embassy.
The British chargé d’affaires, while expressing support for the French ambassador, stated that he intended to leave Iran within the coming days. He emphasized that the United States expects its partners to cooperate in exerting political pressure on Iran. Nevertheless, several ambassadors openly opposed the idea.
In a joking remark, the French ambassador said: “Apparently our British friends suspect that the Iranians are preparing a strong reaction to the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and therefore they want to stay out of the Iranians’ sight for a while in a dignified manner—especially since it is now August, when most embassy staff normally go on summer vacation anyway.”
The French ambassador also added: “What I can do is make the departure of the two diplomats whom the Iranians detained a news story, and in any case they were already scheduled to leave Iran. Two other diplomats were supposed to go on vacation on July 29, so we can simply say they are leaving a little earlier.”
The German ambassador said: “I am scheduled to present my credentials to the President of Iran on Wednesday, so our departure at this time would not be in our interest.”
On the sidelines of the gathering, the German ambassador told one of the ambassadors from Eastern Europe that he was dissatisfied with the British ambassador’s “overbearing” proposal and called the move “childish.” According to him, Britain was acting preemptively because it was aware of Iran’s plan to expel several British diplomats in response to Britain’s designation of the IRGC as a national security threat.
Tehran Times released an exclusive conversations between the European Ambassadors in Tehran before the departure of the British diplomats from Iranian Capital as part of the US psychological warfare against the Persian
European countries' ambassadors in Tehran remain in a highly volatile diplomatic state, with personnel deployments frequently shifting due to escalating regional conflicts and diplomatic disputes with Iran.
The departure of British diplomats from Tehran was part of a U.S. psychological warfare campaign and was coordinated directly with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a phone call with the British Foreign Secretary.
On Monday evening, July 20, European ambassadors stationed in Tehran gathered at the residence of the French ambassador at his invitation. The meeting was also attended by the deputy head of the South Korean embassy, a senior New Zealand diplomat, and the Japanese ambassador. During the session, the French ambassador criticized Iran’s several-hour detention of two French diplomats and called for the diplomatic community to support the French Embassy.
The British chargé d’affaires, while expressing support for the French ambassador, stated that he intended to leave Iran within the coming days. He emphasized that the United States expects its partners to cooperate in exerting political pressure on Iran. Nevertheless, several ambassadors openly opposed the idea.
In a joking remark, the French ambassador said: “Apparently our British friends suspect that the Iranians are preparing a strong reaction to the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and therefore they want to stay out of the Iranians’ sight for a while in a dignified manner—especially since it is now August, when most embassy staff normally go on summer vacation anyway.”
The French ambassador also added: “What I can do is make the departure of the two diplomats whom the Iranians detained a news story, and in any case they were already scheduled to leave Iran. Two other diplomats were supposed to go on vacation on July 29, so we can simply say they are leaving a little earlier.”
The German ambassador said: “I am scheduled to present my credentials to the President of Iran on Wednesday, so our departure at this time would not be in our interest.”
On the sidelines of the gathering, the German ambassador told one of the ambassadors from Eastern Europe that he was dissatisfied with the British ambassador’s “overbearing” proposal and called the move “childish.” According to him, Britain was acting preemptively because it was aware of Iran’s plan to expel several British diplomats in response to Britain’s designation of the IRGC as a national security threat.
