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UK to expel all Iranian diplomats over embassy attack Comments (897) Advertisement Foreign Secretary William Hague: We require the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London Continue reading the main story Related Stories Simpson: UK steps into unknown Iranians have 48 hours to leave UK leads way on sanctions The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced. He said he had ordered the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London. Tuesdays attack by hundreds of protesters followed Britains decision to impose further sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. The sanctions led to Irans parliament reducing diplomatic ties with the UK. Mr Hague said he was demanding the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London, with all its staff to leave the UK within 48 hours. If any country makes it impossible for us to operate on their soil they cannot expect to have a functioning embassy here, Mr Hague told MPs. He said there had been some degree of regime consent in the attacks on the embassy and on another UK diplomatic compound in Tehran. He said all UK diplomatic staff in Tehran had been evacuated and the embassy closed. Mr Hague said relations between the UK and Iran were now at their lowest level, but the UK was not severing relations with Tehran entirely. Continue reading the main story Analysis James Reynolds BBC Iran correspondent In Irans iconography of villainy, Britain holds a special place. The UK is seen as the mastermind behind the overthrow of previous Iranian governments. Conservative hardliners believe Britain has in its blood the desire to decide who rules Iran. But, somehow, Britain and Iran have usually managed to keep their diplomatic relations going. Among ordinary Iranians there is a degree of affection for British people. During the administration of President Mohammad Khatami, which began in 1997, diplomatic ties produced a reasonable degr