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UK, Iran expel two of each other's diplomats, says Brown
Britain is expelling two Iranian diplomats after Iran forced two British diplomats to leave, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 19:04 June 23, 2009
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London: Britain is expelling two Iranian diplomats after Iran forced two British diplomats to leave, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.
"Iran yesterday took the unjustified step of expelling two British diplomats over allegations which are absolutely without foundation," Brown told parliament.
"In response to that action, we informed the Iranian ambassador today that we would expel two Iranian diplomats from their embassy in London. I am disappointed that Iran has placed us in this position," he said.
The Foreign Office said on Tuesday that Tehran's decision was baseless and unjustifiable.
The ministry says Iran is seeking to blame the UK and other outsiders for what is an Iranian reaction to an Iranian issue.
Iran's rulers have firmly rejected the demands of protesters to annul the recent election over fraud allegations and has kept troops in riot gear on the streets to break up any gatherings.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the United States and Britain on Sunday to stop interfering in Iran's internal affairs after the disputed June 12 presidential election, which led to days of protests in which about 17 people have been killed.
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