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Britain has no intention of
inciting a revolution in Iran or
any other activity which
would undermine that
country, the Foreign Office
has said.
And a spokesman said the trial of
a British embassy Worker in
Tehran, accused of spying and
inciting unrest, was due to “gross
misinterpretation”.
Hossein Rassam is one of nine UK
embassy staff currentiy on triai
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has described the charges
against Iranian Hossein Rassam as unjustified.
Nine embassy officials were held after protests over June's election
result.
There were demonstrations in Tehran and other cities when
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was returned for a second term in
office.
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