British embassy in Teheran stormed, burning
 

Der Spiegel refers to sources that paint a grimmer picture of the events than the BBC, which reports more hesitently about it currently. The real scale of events remains to be uncovered still.

Dozens of raging protesters should have stormed the compund and throwing gasoline bombs/Molotow cocktails. The main building should be partially or completely in flames. Staff had to flee. Riot police is on the scene, some say it is fighting with protesters, others say it stays inactive.

Seems they try to boost their reputation for embassy attacks. Being sovereign territory by international agreements, storming an embassy by force to me is nothing else but a declaration of war.

The UK should break diplomatic relations
after all, what country allows its protesters to storm embassies?

We owe it to our sensibility for exotic rites and habits not to do so. After all, the behaviour and the temperament in foreign cultures is to be equally appreciated, and is as precious and civilised as ours. We also shall not distrub the diplomatic process of talking the Iranian nuclear plans out of their heads. Talking is better than violence, you know.

Are these the same 'militant students' that were rising (badly) against I'm a dinner jacket a couple of years ago! Looks like they've turned. :nope:

:har:
Sad thing is, I can actually picture the british saying that:nope:

Whatever happened to an embassy being sovereign territory of a nation? :06:

Still is. They just spit in the Brits face and said, "You like that?????"

British diplomats are now only armed with paper, but those cuts can really sting. :cry:

Hope all staff are ok, I know they got out, but to where? :hmmm:

The great British Bull Dog had it balls cut off years ago. :nope:

Extraterritorial is not the same as soveriegn.

Britain is in the process of following the lead set several years ago, it just requires BAE to produce some weapons the Iranians want then getting someone to ship it to the revolutionary council as an apology for having the embassy there in the first place.

And the drinks cabinet

Chin-chin :()1:

I'll say, I've been to one High Commission party with lots of alcohol, hog-roast and a pool that was supposed to be out of bounds - meh, only for the clothed! :D

I wasn't the only one politely asked to leave, but fortunately was one of the lowest ranking. :yeah:

boy, the Iranians really overvalue Britain's importance in the world at large. It's kind of flattering really.

Really? What did they rank you on? :O:





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I WAS IN THE POOL!!!!

Really this type of behaviour should no longer come as a shock or suprise...in fact it's fast becoming common practice.

Here's the BBC link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15936213
I wouldn't be drawing attention to myself over there :o

If in fact they still have an embassy there :hmmm:

It seems pretty obvious that we're going to have a war with Iran, eventually.

No word yet on how many folks are inside the embassy? I hope everyone is safe.

Whatever their status its a violation of the Vienna Convention.

Time to kick the Iranian diplomatic mission out of London. :yep:

I'm wondering if there were any marines attached for protection purposes?...not that they could have done much :hmmm:

London Evening Standard, 12 Oct 2011. (Source)

Why the devil do we still have an embassy there? It's not as if we're actually wanted. Hopefully this incident will give the Foreign Office the kick up the backside it needs to shut down the last remaining diplomatic relations with Iran. Hopefully it will do this without casualties too.

There probably is a war with Iran brewing...but personally I hope we don't get involved with it, we just don't have the resources to do so...the news today is reporting that we've got another twenty years to wait until we get a carrier. Until then I think we should refrain from getting involved in military events around the globe...you can't run a decent military on a shoestring and expect it to perform to the high standards that it has committed itself to. :nope: