Iranian ambassador summoned over country's response to protests

13 January 2026, 13:55 | Updated: 13 January 2026, 15:08

Yvette Cooper has confirmed the government has summoned the Iranian ambassador in a statement to the Commons.

The foreign secretary says her colleague, the Middle East minister, Hamish Falconer, has summoned the Iranian representative in the UK "to underline the gravity of this moment and to call Iran to answer for the horrific reports that we are hearing".

The Reuters news agency says around 2,000 people have been killed during widespread protests, according to an Iranian official.

Protests sparked by a widening economic crisis have spread across the country since December.

The Human Rights Activists News Agency says over 10,000 people have been arrested.

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