UK says it has 'temporarily closed' embassy in Tehran

The British embassy in Iran’s capital Tehran has been ‘temporarily closed’, the government in London said on Wednesday.

‘We have temporarily closed the British Embassy in Tehran, this will now operate remotely,’ a government spokesperson said. ‘Foreign Office travel advice has now been updated to reflect this consular change.’

source: AFP

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