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Iran 'arrests UK embassy staff'

Source: The Observer
Tehrān : Iran | 5 months ago  
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The embassy has not yet confirmed the report from the semi-official Fars news agency, which did not name its source. Relations between the countries are strained after Tehran accused the UK of inflaming unrest, which London denies. Some 17 people are thought to have died in street protests after the...
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