BREAKING NEWS - Iranian Protesters Storm UK Embassy In Tehran

Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran Tuesday, breaking down the door, throwing around papers and replacing the British flag with an Iranian one.
Iran's state-run Press TV reported that police had the incident under control, but Britain's Foreign Office called the situation "fluid" and said "details are still emerging."
"There has been an incursion by a significant number of demonstrators into our Embassy premises, including vandalism to our property," the Foreign Office said. "We are outraged by this. It is utterly unacceptable and we condemn it."
The Foreign Office added that "under international law, including the Vienna Convention," the Iranian government has "a clear duty to protect diplomats and Embassies in their country."
The office said it asked the Iranian charge d'affaires in London "to urge the Iranian authorities to act with utmost urgency to ensure the situation is brought under control."
It is now advising British nationals in Iran "to stay indoors, keep a low profile and await further advice."
The incursion happened during a protest demanding that the British ambassador be sent home immediately.

A crowd of about 1,000 people gathered near the embassy for the anti-British demonstration, and had been peaceful before some participants stormed the building. A CNN producer saw students throwing stones at the embassy's windows.
The Iranian Parliament voted Sunday to expel the ambassador and reduce diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom in retaliation for newly-imposed Western sanctions, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency. The vote must still be approved by the Guardian Council, the body that determines if laws passed by parliament are compatible with Sharia law, or Islamic law.
The Foreign Office called the Iranian Parliament's vote Sunday "regrettable."
"This unwarranted move will do nothing to help the regime address their growing isolation or international concerns about their nuclear program and human rights record," the office said in a statement. "If the Iranian government acts on this, we will respond robustly in consultation with our international partners."
Britain cut all financial ties with Iran last week over concerns about Iran's nuclear program, the first time it has cut an entire country's banking sector off from British finance, the British Treasury announced.
Last week, all British credit and financial institutions were ordered to end their business relationships and transactions with all Iranian banks, their branches and subsidiaries by Monday.
The move came after an International Atomic Energy Agency report highlighted new concerns about "the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program," the Treasury statement said Monday.
"The IAEA's report last week provided further credible and detailed evidence about the possible military dimensions of the Iranian nuclear program," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement Monday. "Today we have responded resolutely by introducing a set of new sanctions that prohibit all business with Iranian banks."
Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful and has called the U.N. watchdog's report "unbalanced" and "politically motivated."
The British sanctions underline "the severity of the government's concerns about Iran's activities," Britain's chancellor of the exchequer said.
The chancellor's statement said other "partner countries" will make similar announcements about banking sanctions against Iran.
Iran's proposal mandates the Foreign Ministry to adopt similar positions against any other countries that impose the same policies as Britain, IRNA reported.

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[genzigg386]

CNN=cartoon news network

[changethecurrent]

Good who needs the queen anyways and there corrupt oligarchy getting in the way. I'm Canadian and wish I could cut ties to the criminals as well. Iraq was a war crime and tony and the royals were the criminals that instigated it. Only with the queens permission is the UK aloud to go to war. They are a murdering lot of serpents. CNN is a bunch of brainwashing bull.

[IriianWarriorWithin]

@HokkaidoNightfire

british ragheads?

[HokkaidoNightfire]

Fucking rag heads.

[changethecurrent]

@MrGlasgowTruther4U I am sure she has to sign off on going to war.

[godkingRoss]

A year ago this would have sent me into a patriotic frenzy and It would have edged me in favour of war with Iran.

Saying that, a year ago I thought Hitler gassed millions and was the worst person who ever lived so i was pretty stupid back then.

[MrGlasgowTruther4U]

@changethecurrent m8, i hate to say this, but the queen never sent us to war in the 1st iraq invasion, nor the 2nd, nor afghanistan - she is just the scumbag german bitch that steals all our and other nations wealth

[changethecurrent]

@shv90210 you best look up parliamentary procedures. The queen has always had the final say on going to war.

[GoComando2]

These motherfuckers terrorist are not Iranian students but Islamic regime agents.

[shv90210]

@changethecurrent The Queen has no executive power anymore, she does not have the power to declare war anymore that power lies with the British Government and PM. The queen is just a ceremonial head of state, She and the royal family lives off the hard working British People tax payers. Canada can easy well replace the monarchy but it needs parliament and public approval.