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| Some UK embassy staff detained in Tehran and accused of inciting protests will face trial, says the head of Iran's top legislative body. | Some UK embassy staff detained in Tehran and accused of inciting protests will face trial, says the head of Iran's top legislative body. |
| The British foreign office said it was urgently seeking confirmation from Iran on the matter. | The British foreign office said it was urgently seeking confirmation from Iran on the matter. |
| Nine embassy staff were held in Tehran last weekend. The UK government says all except two have now been released. | Nine embassy staff were held in Tehran last weekend. The UK government says all except two have now been released. |
| EU governments are considering temporarily withdrawing ambassadors to Iran in protest at the detentions. | EU governments are considering temporarily withdrawing ambassadors to Iran in protest at the detentions. |
| "In these incidents, their embassy had a presence, some people were arrested," said Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the head of Iran's powerful Guardians Council, according to news agencies. | |
| "Naturally they will be put on trial, they have made confessions." | |
| Speaking at Friday prayers, he did say how many employees would be tried or on what charges. | |
| Protests gripped Tehran and other Iranian cities after June's presidential election, amid claims the vote had been rigged in favour of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. | Protests gripped Tehran and other Iranian cities after June's presidential election, amid claims the vote had been rigged in favour of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
| Ayatollah Jannati said the country's "enemies" had been plotting a "velvet revolution" in the Islamic republic, reported AFP news agency. | |
| Tehran has repeatedly accused foreign powers - especially Britain and the US - of meddling after the election and stoking the unrest. | Tehran has repeatedly accused foreign powers - especially Britain and the US - of meddling after the election and stoking the unrest. |
| Britain has protested strongly against the arrests and rejected the Iranian allegations as baseless. | |
| Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month described Britain, as the "most evil" of its enemies. |