UK closes Iran's London embassy

LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it had ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London and is evacuating all embassy staff in Teheran after closing the embassy stormed by Iranian protesters a day earlier.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament: "The Iranian charge (d'affaires) in London is being informed now that we require the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and that all Iranian diplomatic staff must leave the United Kingdom within the next 48 hours.

"We have now closed the British embassy in Teheran. We have decided to evacuate all our staff and as of the last few minutes, the last of our UK-based staff have now left Iran," he said.