LONDON: The walls of the British Embassy in Tehran have been defaced with anti-UK messages for a second time by the country’s Basij militia, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Messages including “den of spies” and “terrorist center” were seen written on the building walls on Monday.
It follows a similar incident last week in which the slogans “death to England” and “close down this spying center” were scrawled on the embassy.
In 2011, the building was stormed by pro-regime students who burned flags and vandalized the property.
UK Ambassador to Iran Simon Shercliff and local volunteers formed a clean-up crew to paint over and remove the graffiti on Friday.
Thank you to:, and passing friends. pic.twitter.com/2FvS4Y3r8s
— Simon Shercliff (@SimonShercliff) December 15, 2022
The anger at Britain among pro-regime forces in Iran follows the UK’s support for widespread demonstrations in the country, which have entered their fourth month.
Iranian MP Esmail Kousari, a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander, told the Tasnim news agency: “The Iranian Consultative Assembly is chasing the implementation of the law through the national security commission that reduces our diplomatic relations with Britain and reconsiders our links with France and Germany for their anti-Iran actions.”
Shercliff praised Germany, France and Italy for supporting the UK in leveling new sanctions against Iranian officials and the IRGC.
The sanctions came in response to the hanging of two Iranians following sham trials. Seventeen other protesters are facing the death penalty after being charged with waging “enmity against God.”
Iran’s head judicial cleric Mohsen Ejeie issued a harsh warning on Monday, urging prosecutors to avoid “showing any unnecessary leniency in carrying out their death sentences as soon as the proceedings end.”
The Tehran regime has also sought to silence Iranian celebrities who have supported the mass protest movement.
Authorities detained Oscar-winning actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who posted on social media last week: “Now sit back and face the consequences of your barbarism by executing our youth.”
