00:00two romanian nationals were convicted over the attack and the judge said at the sentencing last week that the evidence
00:07overwhelmingly points to it being carried out on behalf of the iranian regime ali nasimfer the charge de fer at
00:16the iranian embassy in london
00:18was summoned to the foreign office by minister for the middle east hamish falconer on instruction from the foreign secretary
00:26a foreign office spokesman said the summons follows the sentencing of two romanian nationals for their role in the attack
00:34on iran international journalist poria ziriati in may 2024 the judge concluded that this attack was carried out in the
00:43interests of and on behalf of the iranian state
00:47the spokesman added this follows a long-standing pattern of hostile activity by the iranian intelligence services on uk soil
00:55the judge also found that one of the defendants george starner met the foreign power condition under the national security
01:02act 2023 concluding that the individual knew or ought to have known the connection to iran in relation to the
01:09attack
01:10the spokesperson said the country takes threats posed by iran and those who do its bidding extremely seriously and that
01:17iran's actions attempt to undermine uk sovereignty and security and are completely unacceptable it must cease in these activities immediately
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