About this on his Twitter page reports Tasnim.

“The British ambassador left the Iranian capital,” the statement said.

The UK envoy has left #Iranian capital https://t.co/AEKHSsB5py

- Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) January 15, 2020

Makair was detained on January 11 in Tehran at a university rally. According to him, he came to the memorial service for the victims of the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane, shot down by mistake on January 8 by the Iranian military.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the British ambassador was detained as an unknown foreigner at an illegal meeting and released 15 minutes later when his status was officially confirmed. Later, the foreign ministry accused the diplomat of "egregious interference" in the internal affairs of the country.

On January 14, Iran commented on the possibility of the expulsion of the British ambassador.