The media reported on the closure of the British Embassy in Tehran amid protests

The United Kingdom has shut down its embassy in Tehran. This was announced on January 14 by the political editor of the Daily Mirror, Lizzie Buchan, citing a source from the kingdom's authorities.

"We have temporarily closed the British Embassy in Tehran, now it will operate remotely. The recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on travel have been updated to reflect this change in the work of the consulate," Bukan quotes an unnamed government representative on his Facebook page (ex. Twitter).

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On January 1, the Fars news agency reported riots that escalated into clashes with the police in Iran. Then it became known about the three dead. The next day, US President Donald Trump said that his country would support the protesters if the Iranian authorities killed peaceful protesters.

On January 6, Fox News learned about the seizure of two cities in western Iran by protesters, and The Times newspaper found out a day earlier that Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei had developed an evacuation plan from Tehran in case the authorities could not suppress the protests.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said at a meeting with ambassadors of other countries that the Iranian authorities had taken control of the situation with mass protests in the country. Against the background of what is happening, the ambassadors of Germany, Great Britain and France were summoned to the department.

It was also noted that the death toll from the protests in Iran rose to 538, including 490 protesters and 48 security personnel. The country's President, Masoud Peseshkian, called on Iranians to express disagreement with opponents of state policy, as instigators can destroy the entire society.

The British newspaper The I Paper (TiP), citing sources, reported on January 14 that Britain had begun withdrawing some of its military personnel from key bases in the Middle East amid growing tensions in the region and threats from the United States to strike Iran.

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