{"id":101025,"date":"2026-08-10T22:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/101025\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:26:27","slug":"nick-timothy-condemns-london-islamic-march-as-celebrating-antisemitic-and-terrorist-state-of-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/101025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Timothy condemns London Islamic march as \u2018celebrating antisemitic and terrorist state of Iran\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 \u201cYou might be forgiven for thinking this is Tehran.&#8221; \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Iranian regime marchers display images of Ayatollah Khamenei across central London yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut no, it is London. Where those who live among us openly celebrate the antisemitic and terrorist state of Iran,\u201d\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YHMkyiBx7X\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/YHMkyiBx7X<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JewishChron\/status\/2086758144819003624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One individual was also seen wearing a Palestinian-style keffiyeh emblazoned with the face of the first supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, as well as Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba, who succeeded him in the post.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the clips on X, Timothy wrote: \u201cYou might be forgiven for thinking this is Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut no, it is London, where those who live among us openly celebrate the antisemitic and terrorist state of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also criticised footage from the same march of\u00a0\u201cmass sex-segregated prayers\u201d\u00a0in Marble Arch, calling the event an \u201cact of domination\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Timothy warned that \u201csupport for actual terrorism goes unpunished\u201d in the UK\u00a0after it emerged that a Shia preacher who mourned a slain Hezbollah fighter would not be charged with any offences under counter-terrorism legislation.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"p-smartembed\" data-attr-caption=\"Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy speaking at Conservative Friends of Israel's annual lunch (Image: CFI).\" data-attr-credit=\"\" data-attr-f=\"3x2\" data-attr-has-caption=\"true\" data-attr-has-credit=\"true\" data-attr-q=\"0.3\" data-attr-w=\"400\" data-onecms-id=\"contentid\/1t0w4s5a1hzrn6us44i\" data-onecms-type=\"image\" href=\"javascript:throw new Error('React has blocked a javascript: URL as a security precaution.')\" polopoly:contentid=\"contentid\/1t0w4s5a1hzrn6us44i\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a3eade99-dafe-4ca0-8986-8c54892bf184.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy speaking at Conservative Friends of Israel's annual lunch (Image: CFI).\"\/>Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy speaking at Conservative Friends of Israel&#8217;s annual lunch (Image: CFI).[Missing Credit]<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/uk\/support-for-terrorism-going-unpunished-shadow-justice-secretary-warns-as-radical-preacher-escapes-charges-oe04e6zn\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The JC revealed<\/a> last month that, despite \u201cmultiple reports\u201d to Counter-Terrorism Police, British authorities would not arrest London-born preacher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/uk\/revealed-radical-islamic-cleric-who-sells-libido-boosting-pills-to-run-combat-camp-in-the-peak-district-cnj7657g\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sayed Hussain Makke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>British-Lebanese Makke mourned members of the banned Iranian-backed terror proxy Hezbollah \u2013 including a British friend who died fighting for the group \u2013 and members of Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the decision, Timothy warned: \u201cProsecutors have been willing to enforce de facto blasphemy laws using the Public Order Act, yet expressing support for actual terrorist violence goes unpunished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time we targeted enforcement and prosecutions at where the real threat lies \u2013 from Islamist extremists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 \u201cYou might be forgiven for thinking this is Tehran.&#8221; 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