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  • Iran 'Must Free UK Embassy Staff' [To Be Met With "Strong And Collective" Response": Such As?]

    06/28/2009 4:11:47 PM PDT · by Steelfish · 33 replies · 791+ views
    BBC News ^ | June 28, 2009
    Iran 'must free UK embassy staff' David Miliband: "Harassment and intimidation" The European Union has demanded the immediate release of Iranian staff at Britain's embassy in Tehran detained on Saturday over post-election unrest. EU ministers meeting in Greece warned that "harassment or intimidation" of embassy staff would be met with a "strong and collective" response. Iranian media reported the detention of eight local staff at the UK mission over their alleged role in the unrest. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband dismissed the allegations as baseless. Relations between the countries are strained since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the UK of stoking...