Iran’s ambassador to the UK has been dismissed after hosting an “un-Islamic” party which featured a British singer and a female pianist who was not wearing a hijab.
Mohsen Baharvand hosted the party at the country’s embassy in Kensington, west London, to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
After a video of the event emerged on social media, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, summoned Mr Baharvand back to Tehran.
The footage, posted on social media, shows the ambassador at a reception attended by Iranian and foreign guests while a female pianist, who is not wearing a hijab, plays alongside a violinist.—The Telegraph
