28 June 2009 - 09H29
Tehran arrests eight local British embassy staff members
Iran has arrested eight staff members at the British embassy in Tehran (pictured) on accusations of having a role in post-election riots. Iran's foreign minister has said ties with Britain may be downgraded after both governments expelled diplomats.
AFP - Iran has arrested eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran on accusations of having a role in post-election riots, the Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
"Eight members of the local staff at the British embassy who had a considerable role in the recent riots have been arrested," the agency said without quoting a source.
Iran has repeatedly accused Britain of stoking unrest. It has expelled the BBC correspondent in Tehran and arrested a British-Greek journalist, as well as a number of other British passport-holders it says were involved in rioting.
Last week, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki also said Iran may downgrade ties with Britain, after the two governments expelled diplomats in a tit-for-tat move.
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Comments (6)
Iran government must be out of their mind
There is no doubt that the present Irani is not rule by the Allah fearing man, he is a devilish orinted idiot that wants to waste the lives of the innocent one, let him remenber Sadam who is already dead planted deep into the soul, and let him remember also, Osama Bin Ladin, who thought he can cause problem with the name of Allah, if the ex-billionaire is alive,he is now a king of the cave, I am a Muslim and lived in a Region dorminated by Allah's people, do educate few around me about Allah's way as a learned man, let Iran get educated, the poor aranian are suffering, remenber the last day.
Iran government must be out of their mind
There is no doubt that the present Irani is not rule by the Allah fearing man, he is a devilish orinted idiot that wants to waste the lives of the innocent one, let him remenber Sadam who is already dead planted deep into the soul, and let him remember also, Osama Bin Ladin, who thought he can cause problem with the name of Allah, if the ex-billionaire is alive,he is now a king of the cave, I am a Muslim and lived in a Region dorminated by Allah's people, do educate few around me about Allah's way as a learned man, let Iran get educated, the poor aranian are suffering, remenber the last day.
iran embassy staff
Well if they were local embassy staff ,they should have had the intelligence not to get involved in the countries internal policies,as they working for a foriegn country..We in the west have enough ignorance with our broadcast industry,They should keep thier ignorance for its own people ears..ps personally the western broadcasters should get educated ,talking garbage for its own people is acceptable ,its masses are politically ignorant people on foriegn policy..ps these people we have to assume were not on the embassy property,because if educated these premioses are covered by international law,so the days of talking rubbish is long gone ,this is the 21st century, so better educated yourselves accorddingly..
The regime has gone crazy!
It looks like the regime has gone crazy arresting typical staff members! It was always the regime's tactic to blame the west, but as Obama said, this tactic will no longer work.
Round up the usual suspects.
An insurmountable problem with claiming Divine Right, is that the credentials upon which a vicious and murderous regime, such as currently exists in Iran, cannot be reliably challenged, since Allah does not present Himself, to unequivocally support the claim. Therefore, since blame must be attributed. the usual suspects are rounded up.
iran voilence
i think is high time for islamic leaders to know that god is great and they slhd not
kill in his name ,but rather him glory and praises. u shld not shout ALLAH O AKBAH IN THE EVENING AND BULLET PEOPLE IN THE MORNING.