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Britain expels two Iranian diplomats

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-23 23:50

LONDON: Britain is expelling two Iranian diplomats in retaliation of Tehran's decision to order two British diplomats to leave, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.

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"Iran yesterday took the unjustified step of expelling two British diplomats over allegations that are absolutely without foundation," Brown told the House of Commons.

Iran has condemned the interference in the country's internal affairs by some Western countries, particularly the United States, Britain, France and Germany.

Demonstrators gathered almost everyday in Tehran to protest alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential voting, which was won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but challenged by former prime minister and the opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi.