Iran’s MFA regrets UK embassy attack

PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Foreign Ministry Tuesday, November 29, expressed regret over the "unacceptable" storming of the British embassy in Tehran, which police said would lead to prosecutions for those who took part.

"The relevant authorities have been asked to take the necessary measures and look into this issue immediately," it said.

The ministry stressed the Iranian government's "commitment to protecting the rights of diplomats and diplomatic locations," and promised to follow up the incident "through legal and relevant channels."

Tehran police chief General Hossein Sajadinia told the Fars news agency several protesters who had entered the British embassy had been arrested and would be handed over to the courts.

Earlier Tuesday, November 29, Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy and another British diplomatic compound in Tehran, dramatically raising tensions with the West in a confrontation over the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear program.

More than 20 protesters clambered over the walls of the embassy in the center of the capital, ransacking offices, smashing windows and tearing down the British flag before Iranian police entered and stopped them, AFP reported.