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Iran 'frees more British staff' Iran 'frees more British staff'
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Three more Iranian British embassy staff have been released by the Iranian authorities in Tehran, the country's state-run Press TV reports. Three more Iranian British embassy staff have been released by the authorities in Tehran, Iran's state-run Press TV reports.
Nine members of embassy staff were detained at the weekend and Press TV said all bar one have now been freed.Nine members of embassy staff were detained at the weekend and Press TV said all bar one have now been freed.
Iran had said they were arrested over their role in protests against June's disputed presidential election. Iran said the employees had had a role in protests against last month's disputed presidential election.
Tehran has repeatedly accused foreign powers - especially Britain and the US - of meddling after the election. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown again expressed "deep disappointment" at the Iranian authorities' conduct.
Britain had strongly protested against the arrests. He told a news conference at Downing Street on Wednesday that Iran was trying to blame its post-election protests on Britain.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday that Iran was trying to blame post-election protests on Britain.
"This action is unjustified and it is unacceptable and some people in Iran are trying to seek to use Britain as an explanation for the legitimate Iranian voices calling for greater openness and democracy," he said."This action is unjustified and it is unacceptable and some people in Iran are trying to seek to use Britain as an explanation for the legitimate Iranian voices calling for greater openness and democracy," he said.
Britain has strongly protested against the arrests.
Tehran has repeatedly accused foreign powers - especially Britain and the US - of meddling after the election.
Earlier, Iran's semi-official Fars television station reported that one of the detainees had played a "remarkable role during the recent unrest in managing it behind the scenes".
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the arrests were "completely contrary to the sort of good political engagement that Iran says that it wants".