British Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer summoned the Iranian ambassador to the UK over “unacceptable and inflammatory” comments on social media, a statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) says.

“The minister made clear that these actions and comments were completely unacceptable, and that the Embassy must cease any form of communications that could be interpreted as encouraging violence in the UK or internationally,” the statement reads.

The FCDO states that the UK will continue to call out “Iran’s brutal and repressive regime” for “malign activities on UK soil, its reckless attacks against our allies in the Gulf, and its violence against its own people”.