London has recalled Ambassador to Tehran Simon Shercliff for consultations following the execution of British citizen Alireza Akbari, who was found guilty of treason by Iran, UK’s Secretary for Foreign Affairs wrote on one of the social …
Iran’s seizure of a British oil tanker near the Persian Gulf was in response to Britain’s role in impounding an Iranian supertanker first, senior figures in Iran said Saturday, prompting condemnation from the U.K. and its European …
Britain’s Middle East minister Andrew Murrison will visit Iran on Sunday for “frank and constructive” talks, the Foreign Office said, amid escalating tension between Tehran and Washington after the downing of an …
The UK has appointed an ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011, as part of its aims for "more productive co-operation". The Foreign Office announcement comes one year after the reopening of the British Embassy in …
Iran has cancelled a conference on work with foreign investors in the oil and gas industry in London, scheduled for February, referring to problems with obtaining visas, Reuters reported. "The London conference is cancelled for us …
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande have stressed the interest in strengthening of trade ties with Tehran during the telephone conversation. "They discussed …
The British Embassy was re-opened today in Iran. The ceremony was attended by UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who is now on a two-day visit to the Republic. "As for the resumption of work of the embassy, …
