Smoke rises from inside the British embassy compound in Tehran after 200 Iranian students threw fireworks and rocks at the building on April 2, 2006. Photo from The Daily MailIranian Hardliners Threaten To Overrun British Embassy -- The Telegraph
Iranian hardliners threatened to overrun the British embassy in Tehran after the Islamic regime accused the intelligence services of supporting terrorist attacks inside Iran.
Sardar Mohammad Reza Baghdi, a leader of the Basij militia that led the orchestrated assault on pro-democracy demonstrations following last year's rigged presidential election, condemned the British mission as a "nest of spies".
Iranian newspapers said that British intelligence was offering terrorist groups a $20,000 (£13,000) bounty for attacks on officials and installations.
Heydar Moslehi, Iran's interior minister, accused MI6 of supporting at least two underground groups it has branded as terrorists.
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My Comment: This diplomatic crisis first started when Iran's spiritual leader accused foreign countries of supporting Iranian opposition groups that are banned by the Government. But it is the economy that everyone in Iran is focused on, and it appears that sanctions are now starting to bite.