By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS
11/30/2011 15:57
11/30/2011 15:57
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague told the British parliament Wednesday that he has ordered the Iranian Embassy in London to close. He added that Iranian diplomats will be given 48 hours to leave the country.
Earlier Wednesday the UK said it had withdrawn some diplomatic staff from Tehran after protesters stormed and ransacked its embassy in the Iranian capital.
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The events came in response to Iran's decision to expel the UK ambassador in response to economic sanctions imposed by Britain on Tehran.
Hague also told British parliamentarians that all UK-based British diplomatic staff had been evacuated from Iran prior to his announcement Wednesday. Read the rest on: The Jerusalem Post
Earlier Wednesday the UK said it had withdrawn some diplomatic staff from Tehran after protesters stormed and ransacked its embassy in the Iranian capital.
RELATED:
Britain downplays hostage crisis at embassy in Iran
Western leaders demand Iran protect UK diplomats
The events came in response to Iran's decision to expel the UK ambassador in response to economic sanctions imposed by Britain on Tehran.
Hague also told British parliamentarians that all UK-based British diplomatic staff had been evacuated from Iran prior to his announcement Wednesday. Read the rest on: The Jerusalem Post
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