Aug. 12, 2021

Anglo-Russian photo op in Iran triggers diplomatic crisis

Iran/Diplomacy

The story: A controversial photo of the Russian and British ambassadors to Iran apparently seeking to recreate a World War II scene in Tehran has generated a diplomatic crisis. Seeking to re-enact a 1943 photo op of the visiting war-time leaders of Britain, Russia and the US—when Iran was under occupation—the stunt has been slammed by officials and ordinary Iranians alike. While the public is calling for the expulsion of both envoys, Iran’s conservative parliament speaker has asked them to formally apologize or be prepared to face a harsh reaction...

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فارسیPersian
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عربيArabic
عربيArabic