UK shutting down Iranian embassy

Foreign Secretary William Hague announced that the UK will expel Iranian diplomats from their embassy.This is following the storming of its embassy in Tehran.

Tuesday’s attack comes after Britain applied further sanctions on Iran for their nuclear programme. This also caused Iran to reduce their diplomatic ties with the UK.

All UK diplomatic staff in Tehran has been evacuated and the embassy is now closed. Hague is demanding the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and is asking staff to leave within forty-eight hours. The issue will be raised at a meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

Germany, France and the Netherlands have recalled their ambassadors to Tehran for consultations. Norway has also temporarily closed its embassy there as a precaution.