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November 30, 2011

Britain Withdraws Diplomatic Staff From Iran After Embassy Incident 
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Britain is withdrawing a portion of its diplomatic staff from Iran after
protesters stormed the British embassy in Tehran. On Tuesday, hundreds
of protesters overran two diplomatic buildings chanting, “Death to
Britain,” and setting fire to the British flag and a car. The incident
came one week after the British government cut all relations with Iran's
financial sector as part of new sanctions coordinated with the United
States and Canada. Norway has also closed its embassy due to security
concerns. In Washington, President Obama criticized the storming of the
embassy.

President Obama: "Rioters essentially to be able to overrun the embassy
and set it on fire is an indication that the Iranian government is not
taking its international obligations seriously and so obviously we are
deeply concerned about that situation and we expect to see some sort of
definitive action some time very quickly."



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