TEHRAN – No one is imprisoned in Iran just because of his or her dual nationality, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Monday, stressing that the UK foreign secretary is in no position to warn the Islamic Republic over the issue.

“A while ago, the British foreign secretary had arrogantly warned the Islamic Republic of Iran to refrain from imprisonment of dual nationals,” Mehr quoted Amoli Larijani as saying.

“Such behavior is reminiscent of the colonial powers’ manner in previous centuries, and does not take into account the different nature of the Islamic Republic from its tyrant predecessors, who trembled with fear by foreign powers’ warnings,” he added. 

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