Tehran (IP) -Following the British government's extradition of an Iranian national to the US on charges of circumventing sanctions, the British ambassador in Tehran, Simon Shercliff, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Iran Press/Iran news: The Consular Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the British Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran's strong protest against the illegal arrest of an Iranian citizen and his extradition to the United States.

It is worth mentioning that after the illegal detention of this Iranian citizen, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already taken measures aimed at releasing the Iranian national and it is still following up on his case.  219