http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle … 870503.stm
Now i don't have a problem with Iran doing their own thing, but this is weirdBBC wrote:
There have been no British staff at the council since Tehran stopped granting visas two years ago, the council's London-based chief executive, Martin Davidson, told the BBC News website.
So what's the game?BBC wrote:
That left its 16 local employees, most of whom were summoned to the Iranian Office of the President in December, where they were ordered to resign from their posts, Mr Davidson said.
"It was a very deliberate act that essentially made it impossible for us to operate there," he added.
Earlier in December, two Iranian staff members had their passports confiscated while trying to leave the country to attend a meeting.
"These actions by the Iranian authorities are unacceptable," Mr Davidson said. "They are designed to pressurise our staff with the clear intention of stopping our cultural and educational work in the country."
The organisation said operations would resume only when employees are able to conduct their work "without fear of intimidation or harassment".
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella