AFP: Diplomats at the Iranian embassy in London left Britain on Friday after being expelled following the storming of the British embassy in Tehran, the Foreign Office said.
Iranian diplomats leave Britain after protest violence
Russia opposes further UN sanctions against Iran
AP: Russia opposes new sanctions against Iran and believes negotiations with Tehran on its disputed nuclear program can be resumed, Moscow’s U.N. ambassador said Friday.
Sanctions blowback crippling Iran’s shipping trade
Reuters: Iran’s vital seaborne trade is suffering from escalating sanctions pressure as shipping companies scale down activities or pull out, with the Islamic Republic facing more hurdles in transporting its oil, trade and shipping sources say.
Iranian diplomats set to leave UK
AP: The deadline is approaching for Iranian diplomats to leave Britain following their expulsion by the U.K. government after protesters attacked the British embassy in Tehran.
Manston airport stops refuelling Iran Air flights
BBC: A Kent airport has stopped allowing aircraft from Iran’s national airline to make refuelling stops on return journeys from Heathrow.
Senate backs tough new Iran sanctions
AFP: The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved harsh new economic sanctions on Iran, dismissing warnings that they risked fracturing global unity on isolating Tehran over its alleged nuclear weapons program.
Factbox: Sanctions imposed on Iran
Reuters: Following are details of major sanctions imposed on Iran by the European Union, the United States and the United Nations over the years.
Germany probes if Iran pondering attacks
AP: German prosecutors are investigating information authorities received that Iran has been planning attacks on American targets inside the country, but has no indication of anything in the works, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Witnesses see “devastation” in UK’s Tehran embassy
Reuters: Iranians who stormed the British embassy in Tehran this week left a trail of destruction that witnesses said looked to have been well organized and not the result of a spontaneous eruption of anger, as portrayed by state authorities.
Iran releases students who stormed British embassy
AP: Iran has released 11 hardline protesters detained for storming the British Embassy and diplomatic compounds in Tehran this week, the semi-official Fars news agency said Thursday.
