Britain is expelling all Iranian officials and is closing its own embassy in Tehran following assaults against its diplomatic compounds. London said the attacks were carried out by Iranians with direct links to the regime.
The central character in Iran’s best known and most popular satirical novel, “Uncle Napoleon,” sees plots by the British behind everything that has happened in his country.
The incident this week in Tehran has inevitably been compared to the events of 32 years ago. But there are differences.
Dozens of Iranian protesters entered the British Embassy compound in Tehran, smashing windows and burning the British flag during a rally against new sanctions London has imposed over Iran's nuclear program.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said it "regrets the unacceptable acts of a few" after dozens of protesters overran two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran. Britain, the U.S., and the EU have condemned the incident.
The sound of an explosion was reportedly heard in the Iranian city of Isfahan on November 28.
U.S. President Barack Obama has pressed visiting EU officials to act decisively in the face of the eurozone’s mounting debt crisis. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton were all on hand in Washington, where a range of other issues, including new Iran sanctions, were also discussed.
A bill to downgrade Iran's relations with Britain has received final approval, state broadcaster IRIB reported, a day after parliament approved the measure compelling the government to expel the British ambassador.
Iran's parliament has approved a draft bill calling for a reduction in diplomatic and economic relations with Britain in retaliation for Britain's decision to increase sanctions against Tehran.
An Iranian activist and a student of anthropology at Yale University has launched Campaign99 to generate international solidarity with political prisoners in Iran.
Italy says it believes sanctions should be tightened against Iran, and is seeking to persuade its companies to stop buying Iranian oil.
A power struggle in Iran spilled over on November 22 onto the front page of the government newspaper "Iran." In an unprecedented act of protest, the state daily published its front page without a headline.
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