The mullahs have been greatly encouraged by the British government’s inaction, and a mob (yes, this time a real mob) attacked the British embassy in Tehran this morning. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)
Rocks and firecrackers have been thrown at the British embassy in Tehran as the row over 15 captured sailors and marines escalates. Witnesses said there had been several small blasts and smoke could be seen rising in the compound. Demonstrators called for the expulsion of the UK ambassador and the closure of the embassy, calling it a “den of spies”. Around 200 people massed outside, chanting “death to Britain” and “death to America”. Sky Foreign Affairs Editor Tim Marshall said the demonstration would have been sanctioned by Iranian officials. He added: “This is a warning. In the last protest there were around 10 people, around 200 this time and next time it could be thousands.”
Rocks and firecrackers have been thrown at the British embassy in Tehran as the row over 15 captured sailors and marines escalates.
Witnesses said there had been several small blasts and smoke could be seen rising in the compound.
Demonstrators called for the expulsion of the UK ambassador and the closure of the embassy, calling it a “den of spies”.
Around 200 people massed outside, chanting “death to Britain” and “death to America”.
Sky Foreign Affairs Editor Tim Marshall said the demonstration would have been sanctioned by Iranian officials. He added: “This is a warning. In the last protest there were around 10 people, around 200 this time and next time it could be thousands.”
UPDATE at 4/1/07 9:05:24 am:
Unbelievable. The government of Britain is going to apologize to the mullahs.
Ministers are preparing a compromise deal to allow Iran to save face and release its 15 British military captives by promising that the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters without permission. The Sunday Telegraph has learnt of plans to send a Royal Navy captain or commodore to Teheran, as a special envoy of the Government, to deliver a public assurance that officials hope will end the diplomatic standoff. The move, which was discussed at a meeting of Whitehall’s Cobra crisis committee yesterday, came as Downing Street officials explicitly cautioned against hopes of a speedy outcome and said that families of the hostages should prepare for the “long haul”. swhitebull
Ministers are preparing a compromise deal to allow Iran to save face and release its 15 British military captives by promising that the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters without permission. The Sunday Telegraph has learnt of plans to send a Royal Navy captain or commodore to Teheran, as a special envoy of the Government, to deliver a public assurance that officials hope will end the diplomatic standoff.
The move, which was discussed at a meeting of Whitehall’s Cobra crisis committee yesterday, came as Downing Street officials explicitly cautioned against hopes of a speedy outcome and said that families of the hostages should prepare for the “long haul”.
