Iran says it is considering downgrading ties with Britain following tension over election

September 9th, 2009 France, Britain, Germany: Iran must engageVIENNA — Britain, France and Germany are urging Iran to engage in "meaningful negotiations" aimed at achieving a comprehensive diplomatic solution to the international standoff over its nuclear program. Iran insists the program is peaceful and aimed at generating electricity.

September 7th, 2009 UK opposition seeks US ties on defense projectsLONDON — Britain's main opposition party says it intends to work more closely with the U.S. on defense projects if it wins the next national election.

June 29th, 2009 Iran says British embassy detainees stirred unrestEDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

June 29th, 2009 Iran: No downgrade of diplomatic ties with BritainEDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

June 29th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran is not planning to downgrade diplomatic ties with Britain or any European country, foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said Monday. Police arrested eight Iranian staff members of the British embassy in Tehran Sunday, a move condemned by British Foreign Minister David Miliband.

June 28th, 2009 Obama officials say talks with Iran still possibleWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is open to discussions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions despite protests questioning the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, U.S. officials said Sunday.

June 28th, 2009 Axelrod: Ahmadinejad not running foreign policyWASHINGTON — The White House contended on Sunday that Iran's president wasn't in charge of his country's foreign policy and said his criticism of Washington was little more than "bloviations." President Barack Obama's top adviser, David Axelrod, said the U.S. remains open to meeting, alongside its European allies, with Iran in Paris in an effort to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

June 27th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Saturday decried a G8 statement on its presidential election as interfering and hasty, ISNA news agency reported. "The G8 statement was interfering and hasty, although the presidential election in Iran was held in a totally legal, free and competitive atmosphere," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said.

June 27th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday said his new government would be more decisive and tough in its policies towards the West, Islamic Students News Agency (ISNA) reported. "Iran will make you feel regret, if you continue to interfere and behave rudely," Ahmadinejad said while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a nationwide judicial conference here.

June 24th, 2009 Mousavi wife: Iran under 'martial law'CAIRO — Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that the government would not yield to demonstrators demanding the annulment of a disputed presidential election. The wife of the opposition leader said protesters would not buckle under a situation she compared to martial law.

June 24th, 2009 Supreme leader: Iran won't give in on electionCAIRO — Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that the government would not give in to pressure over the disputed presidential election, effectively closing the door to compromise with the opposition. Iran also said it was considering downgrading ties with Britain, which it has accused of spying and fomenting days of unprecedented street protests over the vote.

June 24th, 2009 Britain replaces USA as Iran's verbal targetLONDON — Britain has replaced America as Iran's "Great Satan." That's the upshot of the announcement Wednesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is considering downgrading its diplomatic ties to Britain, the country's former colonial ruler. The comments by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Iranian state television signal a concerted effort to blame the British for the chaotic postelection street demonstrations threatening the government, experts say.

June 23rd, 2009 Tit-for-tat expulsions trouble UK, Iran tiesLONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown criticized Iran on Tuesday for expelling two U.K. diplomats from Tehran for alleged spying, and announced that two Iranian diplomats were being sent home in retaliation.

June 22nd, 2009 Britain evacuating families of staff in IranLONDON — Britain's Foreign Office said Monday it was evacuating the families of staff based in Iran amid continued violence in the wake of the country's disputed election. The decision came after repeated criticism of Britain by Iranian leaders, and an increasingly tense atmosphere following angry clashes between demonstrators and security officials.

January 25th, 2009 LONDON - An Iranian trade delegation will visit here next month to boost economic cooperation with their counterparts in Britain, IRNA reported. Martin Johnston, director general of the London-based British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce, said the Iranian delegation will arrive here in the first week of February to hold trade talks.