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The mullahs are evil and insane.
Iran Arrests British Ambassador After Haircut
By Rick Moran, PJM, January 12, 2020
British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire attended a vigil for the victims of Iran’s “accidental” attack on a Ukrainian passenger jet but left after it turned into an anti-government demonstration.
Story continues below advertisementMacaire decided to get a haircut but as he was leaving the barbershop, he was arrested by Iranian authorities.
“Thanks for the many goodwill messages. Can confirm I wasn’t taking part in any demonstrations!” he tweeted.
“Went to an event advertised as a vigil for victims of #PS752 tragedy. Normal to want to pay respects- some of victims were British. I left after 5 mins, when some started chanting.
“Detained half an hour after leaving the area. Arresting diplomats is of course illegal, in all countries. See comments by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.”
Macaire was held for over an hour on suspicion of “organizing, provoking and directing radical actions.” Raab pointed out in no uncertain terms that arresting the ambassador is a no-no.
Mr Raab said in a statement: “The arrest of our ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international law.
“The Iranian government is at a crossroads moment.
“It can continue its march towards pariah status with all the political and economic isolation that entails, or take steps to de-escalate tensions and engage in a diplomatic path forwards.”
The issue isn’t whether Iran is marching toward “pariah status.” Iran has been a pariah state since they detained more than 400 Americans for more than a year in 1979. And since then, there have been dozens of U.S. citizens, as well as citizens of other western nations, seized on trumped-up charges and left to rot in Iranian prisons. If that doesn’t make Iran a “pariah state” nothing will.
Why would Iran arrest this guy? He’s the kind of western stooge Iran loves.
On taking his appointment Mr Macaire said he wanted to maintain Britain’s continued engagement with Iran, which he described as “vital to our goal of making the Middle East region a safer and more stable place.”
He added that he looked forward “to working with the Government of Iran and with international partners to preserve the nuclear deal and deepen our bilateral relationship, through constructive engagement on human rights, trade, and seeking political solutions to the conflicts in Yemen, Syria and elsewhere.”
How many nations would withdraw their ambassadors if the U.S. pulled a stunt like this? “Diplomat’s row” on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington would be a ghost town.
This begs the question; why are most other nations silent about this outrage? Why aren’t they protesting this outrageous violation of international law and norms by, at the very least, recalling their ambassadors?
Iran has numbed the sensibilities of the civilized world. We’ve come to expect this sort of thing from Tehran — par for the course. When they violate international law with impunity, western governments just sigh and chalk it up to Iran’s oppression by imperialist America. Of course they act this way. They are aggrieved. They’ve been mistreated in the past. Just pat them on the head, tell them they’re good children, and send them to bed without supper.
This is the way Iran has been treated for 40 years. It hasn’t tempered their behavior one iota. In fact, it has emboldened them to the point where they are now a regional threat to their neighbors and to western allies.
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39 Comments
4 years ago
This guy is another CHAMBERLAIN, an appeaser of evil. KEEP HIM, IRAN……(not really, but….)
4 years ago
Reply to
TomSJr
He’s just a diplomat ffs! Not a politician like chamberlain. He just does his job of representing brit interests in Iran.
Don’t you want him to attend an anti Iranian government protest?
He got arrested but who the fk has he tried to appease.
What has he done to draw your ire?
Barking dogs stfu!
4 years ago
Its Iran. No matter what it does Europe gives it a pass. Remember the British ships it seised with essentially no repercussions? Looks like the Brits will be offering compensation (snide comment).
What the Brits should do is recall all its staff and expel all Iranian “diplomats”.
40 years ago an Iranian gunman shot from its UK embassy and killed a woman police officer protecting the embassy during a demonstration. What happened? Brits vehemently protested, pounded desks in Parliament but that was it. A big yawn.
4 years ago
Reply to
stephen5970
Get your facts right!
It was the Libyan embassy and the policewoman who was slain/murdered was Yvonne Fletcher.
We should have kicked those embassy doors down and dragged that muzrat scumbag outside to be hung by his neck till dead.
4 years ago
Next time maybe they will shoot him … it won’t help the Libtards, …
but it might help a few UK drones get ‘red pilled’ on Islam.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dan Knight
Now that would be a valid reason for declaring war but detaining the ambassador for a few hours falls a bit short. Anyway when this war does start as it inevitably will, it won’t be the usual boots on the ground conflict where our troops are open to IEDs and other cowardly tactics. This will be a war of high tech where we take out their leadership from a distance. And doing so it won’t take long for the Iranian people to rise up and topple the regime of mad mullahs. And hopefully no British, American, Australian etc lives will be squandered.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
Wars are not won without boots on the ground. IEDs become surprisingly absent, when a war is fought as a war … NO rules of engagement. Everything in front of you is an enemy. And, enemies are to be killed.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
Different wars different strategies Ach. I’m convinced that the targeting of leaders and hierarchies by hi tech hardware that is now available can be used to clear the way for the massive anti mullah movement that’s in Iran to take the power. Which doesn’t mean that standing armies will be made redundant, but if they put an army in Iran it would just turn into another protracted blood bath that is definitely not what the public or press would want and could be the downfall of Trump and the resurgence of the democrats which would be a disaster for the non muz world.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
When war is fought as a war, it follows a scorched earth policy. There would not be a long protracted war. What you see before you is the enemy. The enemy is to be killed. Other than the survivors being forced into paying tribute … it’s over, other than the administration of the annual tribute.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
After the long drawn out conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq we can only expect the same in Iran.
Why would it be any different?
Both those countries had sizeable opposition to both regimes and it still cost far too many Brit and American lives and that soil “ain’t worth the bones of a dead grenadier“. Death from above is the fate of the mullah regime Ach and at little cost to our troops.
Of course it will be us in the cities of the west who will pay the bloody price as they will hit us with every terrorist trick in their dirty book’ but hopefully the reaction to that will be civil war with the muz that are entrenched here and it will be good reason enough to clear them out for good.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
Afghanistan and Iraq were not wars. Go in. NO rules of engagement. No quarter asked. No quarter given. Booty for the warriors.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
You remind me of an old soldier that used to drop by my shop and tell me true tales of his exploits behind enemy lines killing Germans. Non of that “I don’t talk about the war” for him. He said he loved every second of combat and had the medals to prove it.
He also had the fingers shot off one of his hands while manning a vickers double machine gun on the back of a jeep but did he have any regrets? Not a bit. As tough as iron. His name was Chalky White and he was with the 1st SAS. I still have his obituary that I cut from the Manchester Evening News and the SAS winged dagger badge he gave me.
And like you he believed in strong action as a preventative measure.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
Re-reading this you sound just like some Roman general of ancient times past????
Scorched earth and tribute shall be the watchwords of the day????
Hail Achmed!
4 years ago
“How many nations would withdraw their ambassadors if the U.S. pulled a stunt like this? “Diplomat’s row” on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington would be a ghost town.”
Sounds like a pretty good plan…
4 years ago
So much for “diplomatic immunity”.
4 years ago
Reply to
cyberdove
Funny how Muslims are always allowed to violate international law and permitted to get away with it! The Brits would rather suffer the humiliation than have to stand up to their Muslim masters, like Obama did when our soldiers in the Persian Gulf were taken and put on display by Iran in violation of international law, Geneva Convention, etc.
4 years ago
Reply to
caliroxanne
What do you mean (the Brits would rather suffer humiliation?) who is suffering humiliation? We have called the Iranian ambassador to Downing Street to explain his countries actions and he has been told in no uncertain terms that the actions of treating a senior diplomat this way is unacceptable.
It’s a diplomatic incident you moron so what do you suggest? A drone strike? Cruise missile? Nuke em?
In what part of this incident do you perceive weakness?
Talk sense woman.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
Maybe the government should recall the ambassador and close the embassy and cut ties to Iran before something worse happens.
4 years ago
Reply to
notme123
Plenty worse is going to happen but we can’t go closing embassies and shutting shop after a diplomatic incident incident in which we have the moral high ground. It is the fools that caused this incident who will be apologising not the Brits closing down and turning tail.
We can’t afford to be so soft at this stage of the game and need to respond with a level head and a stiff upper lip.
War is coming but not war as we know it and the people of Iran will be left with a crucial and free choice.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
I agree to a point but I don’t think it is a sign of weakness to pull out but a sign of strength. These mulahs need to be outcasts and like a child who pushes to get his/her way they will continue to abuse their people and foreigners. There is no moral high ground because these leaders have no morals. We need to support the Iranian rebels as much as possible so they can correct their situation.
4 years ago
Reply to
notme123
The day of the mullahs is numbered short. I can see this and so can the brit government.
Boris Johnson is no mug and if he felt that pulling his embassy staff out was a smart move then he would have done it.
The mullahs are in their position of power because they are thugs and bully’s and bully’s should never be allowed a victory and that is how they would view it if the diplomatic service were to run away. The Iranian people will have the final say but not before plenty of their blood has been spilled.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
Have you read today’s article that Iran’s top cleric wants your ambassador chopped into pieces?
4 years ago
Reply to
notme123
Just read it and the comments, some of which appear to be written by clueless fools.
The mullahs are getting desperate, they know their time is near the end and without a doubt the Iranian people will turn on them but not before there has been a lot of blood spilled.
I really hope they succeed and find peace and freedom and many will free themselves from islam. Hope Trump comes through his political crisis unscathed and still in charge because non of this will be a success without him.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
Subsequent to my posting this comment, Boris Johnson suggested replacing the Iran deal with a Trump deal, so this is a positive development.
4 years ago
Reply to
caliroxanne
I don’t trust politicians at the best of times but up to now Boris has done no wrong and has kept to his words. He refuses to kiss anyone’s arse and understands the muzrats as well as we do so there won’t be anymore mass migration that previous traitors have allowed. Both Boris and Trump sing from the same hymn sheet and are taking us in the right direction. I apologise for any harsh words I used towards you.
4 years ago
Reply to
Dave Glynn
Apology unnecessary, but accepted. Anyway, like you, my trust of politicians is minimal at best.
4 years ago
All non-muslims and especially non-iranians need to leave that shithole!!!!!
4 years ago
If we’re taking requests – I’d like to ask john ketchup kerry to go to Iran to be our official ‘representative hostage’.
4 years ago
Islam doesn’t recognize international law……It’s in their book……
4 years ago
WOW! retarded :))))))))
4 years ago
Where’s Maggie T when you need her?
4 years ago
Understand that in the UK and most nations you cannot be a Diplomat to Iran (or most anywhere) unless you are a Mason – start from there.
4 years ago
and the moslime loving UK government will say/do nothing about this insult.
4 years ago
islam: The cult of treachery and deceit!
Proscribe islam or be a slave under sharia
A vote for a democrat is a vote for islam!
4 years ago
Imagine what they would do to him if he was circumcised.
4 years ago
If that is what the British ambassador has to go through, think about the Iranians.
4 years ago
silly bugger…..
