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Five out of nine British embassy staff detained in Tehran, the Iranian capital, have been released, Iran’s foreign ministry has announced.
The release of the locally employed staff came after David Miliband, the British foreign minister, and Manouchehr Mottaki, his Iranian counterpart, discussed the situation by phone, Hassan Qashqavi, a foreign ministry spokesman, said on Monday.
“Out of nine [...]
David Miliband, Britain’s foreign secretary, said he was “deeply concerned’” by the arrest of British embassy employees working in Tehran, and warned of “strong action” if the detentions did not stop.
His comments follow the detention earlier on Sunday of eight local employees of the British embassy in Tehran, for their alleged involvement in the country’s [...]
Iran has detained eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran on accusations of having a role in post-election riots, local reports said.
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband demanded their release, saying the arrests were “quite unacceptable”.
Relations between the countries are strained after Tehran accused the UK of stoking unrest, which London denies.
Some 17 people [...]
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