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Iranians stage anti-Britsh protest outside the British embassy in Tehran
With purported evidence obtained from a hidden camera the Iranians planted in the British Embassy in Iran, (reported here last week) two of the nine members of the British Embassy who were originally arrested have been detained and according to Iranian government sources will be put on trial .
The British Foreign Secretary, David Millband issued a statement that said in part that he was "urgently seeking clarification from the appropriate Iranian authorities.We are confident that our staff have not engaged in any improper or illegal behavior. We remain deeply concerned about the two members of our staff who remain in detention in Iran."
Members of the European Union have announced they will call in the Iranian ambassadors of their respective countries to let them know they oppose the detention and any trial.
Iran has accused Britain of "meddling" in their internal affairs and blames Britain for much of the post election demonstrations in Iran though has offered no proof.
President Obama had gone out of his way from the onset of the protests to issue only the most muted responses to the Iranian demonstrations saying specifically he did not want to be accused of "meddling" something Iranian president Ahmadinejad accused him of doing anyway.
French President Sarkozy has issued a statement of solidarity with the British government in pressuring Iran to release the British staffers. President Obama has had no response either to the original arrests or the report that the two British embassy staffers will be put on trial.
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