{"id":149893,"date":"2024-04-17T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-stolen-socks-and-a-ladies-handbag-led-to-a-british-diplomats-kidnap-in-iran-bbc-newsnight\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:00:14","slug":"how-stolen-socks-and-a-ladies-handbag-led-to-a-british-diplomats-kidnap-in-iran-bbc-newsnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-stolen-socks-and-a-ladies-handbag-led-to-a-british-diplomats-kidnap-in-iran-bbc-newsnight\/","title":{"rendered":"How stolen socks and a ladies\u2019 handbag led to a British Diplomat&#8217;s kidnap in Iran | BBC Newsnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/C4ck4210Ij0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How stolen socks and a ladies\u2019 handbag led to a British Diplomat's kidnap in Iran | BBC Newsnight\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C4ck4210Ij0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former British senior diplomat Edward Chaplin was kidnapped in Iran in 1987, and relations between the UK and the Islamic Republic quickly deteriorated afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>That kidnap followed claims by Iran that an Iranian consulate worker in Manchester was assaulted by British police. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Chaplin sat down with Newsnight&#8217;s Joe Inwood and spoke publicly for the first time since he was seized and assaulted by revolutionary guards almost fifty years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNewsnight #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former British senior diplomat Edward Chaplin was kidnapped in Iran in 1987, and relations between the UK and the Islamic Republic quickly deteriorated afterwards. 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