Tehran, June 28: Intensifying the unrest in Iran, the authorities on Sunday arrested eight local staff at the British Embassy in Tehran.
According to Iran’s Press TV, the staff has been arrested for their role in recent unrest in the country following the disputed June 12 Presidential Election.
Earlier, Iran had ordered a BBC correspondent to leave the country and lawmakers called for Tehran to review its often strained relations with London.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband had rejected charges that protesters were being “manipulated” by foreign nations and denounced what he said were Iran’s efforts to turn the disputed election into a “battle” with the outside world.
Britain also said it was pulling out relatives of embassy staff.
—-Agencies