“We witnessed an influx of people (from Britain) before the election. Elements linked to the British secret service were flying in in droves,” Mottaki told a group of foreign diplomats.

He called on Britain to stop interfering in Iran’s internal affairs, saying its officials must realize that the expression “the sun never sets on the British Empire” is no longer true.

Mottaki also said the world’s nations, particularly those in the Middle East, know that Britain helped give birth to the Zionist regime and is behind the conflicts and insecurity in the Middle East region.