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Diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and London: The British are their embassy, which was closed two years ago after the storming by protesters reopen.

Around two and a half years after an attack on the British Embassy in Iran, the United Kingdom wants to open its representative office in Tehran again. The circumstances for it were correct, said Foreign Secretary William Hague.

Given the crisis in Iraq Hague had called at the weekend with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Sarif.

Before we get to the reopening, but are yet to be determined “a number of practical questions,” Hague said. “As soon as possible” but the representation should be opened with an initially small staff contingent again. Hague drew attention to the fact that Iran “an important country in an unstable region” is.

Britain had its embassy in Tehran in 2011 closed after supporters of then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had stormed. London threw Tehran before then, not sufficient to protect the embassy.

The relationship relaxed after the election of Hassan Rohani as the new president of Iran in the summer of last year. Britain and Iran subsequently named diplomats who first worked from their home countries.

Recently, progress in the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program could be recorded, in the discussions by the United Kingdom is involved. In addition, Iran had offered the face of the advance of jihadists in Iraq, the beleaguered government in Baghdad help. In addition there was on Monday on the outskirts of Vienna nuclear negotiations also the first official talks with the United States.

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