LONDON/TEHRAN,Iran – The Iranian government has banned all British diplomats in the country due to its response to the Iranian election controversy. The British are so furious,they did the same to Iranian diplomats in the UK. Here is an article from Wikipedia,that has been approved and verified:
In the aftermath of the disputed 2009 Iranian presidential election and the protests that followed, UK-Iran relations were further tested. On 19 June 2009, the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei described the British Government as the "most evil" of those in the Western nations, accusing the British government of sending spies into Iran to stir emotions at the time of the elections, although it has been suggested that the statement was using the UK as a "proxy" for America, in order to prevent damaging US–Iranian relations.Nonetheless, the British Government, unhappy at the statement, summoned the Iranian ambassador Rasul Movaheddian to the Foreign Office to lodge a protest. Iran then proceeded to expel two British diplomats from the country, accusing them of "activities inconsistent with their diplomatic status".On 23 June 2009, the British Government responded with a 'tit-for-tat' move, expelling two Iranian diplomats from the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Labour) stated that he was unhappy at having to take the action, but suggested there was no option after what he described as 'unjustified' actions by Iran.On 24 June 2009, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced that the country was considering 'downgrading' its ties with the UK.
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