Britain and Iran will reopen their respective embassies, four years after their closure when protesters angry over Western sanctions stormed the United Kingdom mission in Tehran.
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty: Britain, Iran to reopen embassies after four-year closure
(FILES) - A file picture taken in Tehran on November 29, 2011, shows Iranian protesters gathering outside the British embassy as some break into it and bring down the British flag (L). Britain will reopen its embassy during a visit to Iran by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond due to start on August 23, 2015, an Iranian foreign ministry official told AFP on August 20, 2015. The embassy has been closed since 2011 after it was stormed by demonstrators protesting against Western sanctions imposed on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE
