The UK has summoned the Iranian ambassador following the charging of two individuals under national security legislation after an alleged attempt to enter Faslane.
In a statement, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said the ambassador, Seyed Ali Mousavi, was called in on the instruction of the Foreign Secretary and met with Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer, after two people were charged on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
An FCDO spokesperson said “national security remains our top priority, and we take threats posed by Iran and those who do its bidding extremely seriously,” adding that the government would take “all measures necessary to protect the British people, including exposing Iran’s reckless and destabilising actions at home and abroad.”
The move follows the arrest of a 34-year-old Iranian man and a 31-year-old Romanian woman after an alleged attempt to enter HM Naval Base Clyde, the UK’s nuclear submarine facility at Faslane.
The Crown Office later confirmed that the Iranian man had been released pending further inquiries, with the case remaining “live and under consideration,” while prosecutors decided there would be no proceedings against the woman based on the available evidence.
“The Procurator Fiscal received a report concerning a 34-year-old man in connection with an alleged incident on 19 March 2026. After full and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, he was liberated from custody pending further inquiries and did not appear in court. The case against him remains live and under consideration.”
Police Scotland had been alerted to the incident on 19 March, with both individuals initially charged before the case was reviewed by prosecutors.
Called it, I knew they would let them both go 😄
Deport them both.