news Archive

A Thousand-Year Padlock for the UK Embassy?

A Thousand-Year Padlock for the UK Embassy?

A few years after the occupation of the US embassy in Tehran, when one cabinet minister decided to convert the diplomatic venue into a ministerial office, Ayatollah Khomeini asked him: “Are we supposed not to have diplomatic relations with the US for a thousand years?” A similar question can be asked from Iranian conservatives who are objecting the re-opening of the UK embassy in Tehran.

Read More