Key facts
- Britain summoned Iran's Charge d'Affaires Ali Nasimfar.
- The UK government stated Iran directed proxy groups to carry out attacks in Europe.
- The alleged attacks took place between March and May.
- The proxy group involved was identified as the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right.
- Britain designated the IRGC and a linked group as a security threat.
- Iran condemned the UK's designation as a violation of international law.
Britain summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London on Tuesday, July 14, to protest what the UK government described as Iran's role in directing proxy groups to carry out attacks across Europe in recent months. Charge d'Affaires Ali Nasimfar was summoned to the Foreign Ministry over allegations that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force directed the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right to conduct attacks between March and May.