TEHRAN- The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the UK's chargé d'affaires in Tehran on Tuesday, September 3, to protest new sanctions imposed by the British government on three Iranian individuals and one entity. 

Iran's foreign ministry denounced the sanctions as contradicting the UK's stated policy of engagement and cooperation with Iran. It accused the UK of hypocrisy, highlighting the British government's unwavering support for the Israeli regime, which is the primary source of instability in the region.

The ministry's director for Western Europe emphasized that the UK's support for Israeli actions against Palestinians and its attempts to shield Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu contribute significantly to the volatile situation in West Asia.

The UK chargé d'affaires assured Iran that he would convey their message to the government in London.

The UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation added three Iranian individuals and a unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force to its sanctions list on September 2.

“West hypocritical in advocacy for the two-state solution”

On Thursday, The Iranian Embassy in London criticized the West's advocacy for a two-state solution regarding the long-standing Israel-Palestine conflict as hypocritical. 

The embassy's statement came on Thursday, shortly after the Israeli Prime Minister addressed foreign media in occupied al-Quds concerning the Gaza war. During his remarks, Benjamin Netanyahu displayed a map that seemingly omitted the occupied West Bank.

The Iranian diplomatic mission stated on its official X account, "The map presented by Netanyahu to foreign media completely excludes the West Bank. Yet, many continue to hypocritically advocate for a two-state solution. A Palestinian government on what territory?" 

The two-state solution is a suggested approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envisions the establishment of two independent states: one for Israel and another for Palestine.

Israeli officials, who have grown more hawkish and aggressive over the years, have made it clear in recent months that they will not allow a Palestinian state to be established. Despite that, Western states say they are working to make the two-state solution happen while continuing to arm Israelis to kill Palestinians and occupy more lands.