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A leading Iranian cleric sharply and unexpectedly raised the temperature in the crisis over the detention of British embassy staff yesterday by announcing that the two employees still being held would be forced to stand trial for inciting post-election violence against the Islamic regime.
The threat prompted a coordinated European Union protest to Iran and a warning that all EU member states may recall their ambassadors in retaliation.
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UK warns Iran of EU action over embassy arrests
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Press TV
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns Iran of the European Union's likely retaliation over the arrest of British Embassy employees in Tehran and the expulsion of diplomats. In a joint news conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
Trial Announced for British Embassy Staff
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Washington Post
The announcement fueled calls in Europe for tougher action against Iran. Britain is pressing for members of the European Union to pull their ambassadors out of Tehran to protest the staffers' arrests last week.
Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Beirut -- A senior Iranian cleric said Friday that the British Embassy employees arrested in Tehran in recent days would be put on trial on unspecified charges of acting against Iran's national security...
Iran: British Embassy staff to be tried
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Washington Times
A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in...
British calls for diplomatic walkout from Iran are rejected by EU ...
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Times Online
British calls for a mass walkout of European Union ambassadors from Tehran were shot down by more cautious nations led by Germany and Italy yesterday as the carefully constructed European consensus on responding to Iran came under intense strain.
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he reported four-year sentence handed down to an Iranian worker at the British embassy in Tehran is "an attack against the entire diplomatic community in Iran," according to British Foreign Minister David Miliband Britain said on Thursday (World News)
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A mass trial of Iranians and others arrested in post-election demonstrations resumed Saturday, with about 100 defendants in Tehran's Revolutionary Court, state-controlled media reported.(World News)
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A young French academic and local employees of the British and French embassies appeared before an Iranian judge Saturday along with dozens of opposition figures accused of involvement in the country's post-election unrest. The extraordinary mass trial in Tehran's Revolutionary Court demonstrates the government's determination to stamp out protest.(World News)08sosoSat, Aug 8th, 20093 Diggs, 0 Comments
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