The bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus and storming of Mexico’s embassy in Quito breaks with accepted diplomatic norms − and could spell trouble.
…the Ecuadorian ambassador literally invited them in.
Which is how embassy rules work. The ambassador has to authorize police of other governments before they enter. The UK government never entered until they had authorization, which seems to be something the Ecuadorian government didn’t get from Mexico.
Potential? You realize the police already took Assange from the embassy, right?
Not only that, the Ecuadorian ambassador literally invited them in.
Which is how embassy rules work. The ambassador has to authorize police of other governments before they enter. The UK government never entered until they had authorization, which seems to be something the Ecuadorian government didn’t get from Mexico.