Britain Reopens Its Embassy in Tehran
Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond leaves a Royal Air Force plane after arriving at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran August 23. Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday./ TEHRAN (Reuters) - Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters stormed the compound nearly four years ago. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond watched the British flag being raised in the garden of the opulent 19th century building while the national anthem played. In 2011, the ...
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