An effigy of Britain's ambassador to Iran was set alight in Tehran as the Iranian judiciary declared the envoy an "undesirable element".
Over the weekend Rob Macaire was accused of attending an "illegal" protest despite his denials. The ambassador said he had attended a vigil for victims of the devastating plane crash over Iran. London said his detention was a violation of diplomatic conventions.
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Iranians chant slogans and hold a placard reading in Farsi "Your mistake was unintentional, your lie was intentional" during a demonstration outside Tehran's Amir Kabir University. AFP -
Iranian riot police stand guard as protesters gather in front of Tehran's Amir Kabir University. AFP -
Students walk around, instead of across, US and Israeli flags at the Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran. Reuters -
An Iranian woman holds a placard reading in Farsi "Your mistake was unintentional, your lie was intentional" during a demonstration outside Tehran's Amir Kabir University. AFP -
An Iranian man confronts riot police during a demonstration outside Tehran's Amir Kabir University. AFP -
Iranian protesters hold flowers as riot police fire tear gas during a demonstration in front of Tehran's Amir Kabir University. AFP -
Iranian riot police stand guard as protesters gather in front of Tehran's Amir Kabir University. AFP -
An Iranian man holds a picture of a victim of the Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 plane crash during a demonstration in front of Tehran's Amir Kabir University. AFP -
Several people walk on US and Israeli flags while others avoid stepping on the flags by walking around them, at the Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran. Reuters -
Several people walk on US and Israeli flags while others avoid stepping on the flags by walking around them, at the Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran. Reuters.
His short detention sparked outrage in Britain and elsewhere over the treatment of a diplomatic figure.
British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said London had received no formal notification that Mr Macaire would be expelled, adding that any such action would be regrettable.
"Based on international regulations, the British ambassador in Iran is an undesirable element," judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters.
Prominent hardline Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda also said expelling the ambassador would be "the best thing that can happen to him" as otherwise loyal supporters of assassinated Quds Force general Qassem Suleimani would "chop him to small pieces".
