TEHRAN/LONDON – All Iranian diplomats have left Britain, expelled in response to protesters storming the British embassy in Tehran, hardening the confrontation over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
In Iran, crowds chanted “death to Britain” at Tehran University, while a militia linked to the embassy storming prepared to greet the returning diplomats as heroes. A hardline cleric denounced the UN Security Council and EU for backing Britain following the incident.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remained silent on the issue. – (Reuters)