DISINFO: UK ambassador orchestrated anti-governmental demonstration in Iran
SUMMARY
Anti-governmental demonstrations in Iran aimed at radical and violent actions. Rob Macaire, UK ambassador to Iran, orchestrated this gathering.
RESPONSE
This narrative falls within the broader pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative attempting to deny the existence of genuine grass-roots protests, portraying them as foreign-led efforts and fake colour revolutions. The British Ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire, stated that he was not taking part in any demonstrations and went to a vigil for victims of #PS752 tragedy. The UK Government condemned the arrest of Macaire as a "flagrant violation of international law". See a similar case here