No new vote as Iran expels diplomats

IRAN expelled two British diplomats yesterday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying. The government also dealt a fresh blow to the opposition by making clear it will not hold a new vote despite charges of fraud.

State TV said hard-line students protested outside the British Embassy in Tehran, where they burned US, British and Israeli flags, pelted the building with tomatoes chanting: “Down with Britain” and “Down with USA”. Witnesses said about 100 took part.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it expelled the two for “unconventional behaviour,” state television reported, and Britain announced it was sending two Iranian diplomats home in retaliation.