Mexico to Iran, why are attacks on embassies so controversial?

International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Attacks on embassies have breached that, prompting anger., EXPLAINER International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Recent attacks on embassies have breached that understanding, prompting anger. Mexico and Ecuador are locked in a diplomatic spat after Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas had been seeking political asylum in the Mexican embassy since December and was convicted twice of corruption. But the Ecuadorian police assault on,2024-04-08 12:24:00,Read More