
TEHRAN- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the British charg daffaires in response to destructive and interventionist comments of Londons ambassador to the UN against the Islamic Republic.In the absence of the British ambassador to Tehran, the ministrys director-general for Western Europe summoned Isabelle Marsh, hours after Barbara Woodward, the British representative to the UN, criticized Iran over its peaceful nuclear energy activity.Woodward accused Iran of breaching UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official name for the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers.In 2018, the United States pulled out of the agreement and reinstated the sanctions it had previously waived.Following American pressure, Western allies of Washington, particularly the UK, began carefully following the United States s sanctions line and ceased conducting business with Tehran.Without mentioning the Western nations breaches of the agreement that led to the Islamic Republics reaction, Woodward criticized a series of retaliatory actions that the Islamic Republic has been pursuing.She also charged Iran with providing drones to Russia, an accusation that Tehran has always refuted in keeping with its opposition to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.The Iranian Foreign Ministry official sharply rejected the envoys statements as meddling charges and informed the British charg daffaires of Irans protest at them.Refrain from walking into traps that are laid by the Zionist regime of Israel and terrorist groups, he cautioned the British authorities.The official was alluding to Tel Avivs and the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organizations (MKO) relentless defamation efforts against Iran that aim to harm Irans reputation on the international scene.Continuation of the destructive approach on Britains part would be unacceptable, and would surely be met by the Islamic Republics reciprocal, proportionate, and effective measures, the Foreign Ministry official warned.Additionally on Thursday, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly announced that the nation has established additional sanctions against Iran that would give the UK more authority to target decision makers.The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Tehran would respond to Londons unacceptable strategy in a balanced and reciprocal manner.The ministry deemed the most recent British sanctions against Iran as unlawful.