Key facts
- Britain summoned Iran's Charge d'Affaires Ali Nasimfar.
- The UK government accused Iran of directing proxy groups to carry out attacks across Europe.
- The alleged attacks were conducted by the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right between March and May.
- Britain designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a linked group as a security threat.
- Iran condemned the UK's designation of the IRGC as a violation of international law.
- Iran subsequently summoned the British ambassador to Tehran.
Britain summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London, Charge d'Affaires Ali Nasimfar, to protest allegations that Iran directed proxy groups to carry out attacks across Europe in recent months. The UK government stated that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force directed the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right to conduct these attacks between March and May.