Iran arrests British envoy to Iran amid angry anti-regime protests

Last Update: 2020-01-12 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post

A British envoy to Tehran was arrested for several hours in front of Amir Kabir University for allegedly inciting anti-government protesters, the Tehran-based Tasnim news agency said on Saturday, according to Reuters.


Iran has witnessed anti-government protests, as protesters in Tehran on Saturday chanted slogans against the nation's top authorities, after the powerful Revolutionary Guards admitted shooting down a passenger plane, killing all 176 aboard.