u.k. vecchio its staff from tehran embassy. now the u.k. has a lot to deal with back on its own soil as well and up to two million people are set to carry out a walkout across britain in what promises to be the largest strike of public sector workers in a generation labor unions object to the government strategy to make their members work longer and pay more in order to earn their pensions more than a thousand demonstrations are scheduled to take place across the country during the twenty four hour strike the move comes three weeks after thousands of british students took to the streets against a tripling of their tuition fees. the credit ratings of dozens of u.s. financial firms have been downgraded standard and poor's lowered the rankings of a string of u.s. institutions after setting a new criteria for banks the methodology assesses each bank's risks as well as their likelihood of meeting government or group support in the future this comes just two months after several bank ratings were downgraded by moody's investor services a similar

u.k. embassy will be if you log on to our website r.t. dot com you can participate right now here's how you're voting at the moment this hour forty two percent of you think it will eventually lead to a western invasion of iran by the opinion that the attack was political theater but will have few serious consequences that comes in second with thirteen percent of you predict more sanctions against iran and its further isolation or the minority believes the u.k. and other western countries will cut diplomatic ties with iran go online have your say r c dot com. and the u.k. has plenty of unrest to deal with back at home as well around two million people are expected to stage the biggest public sector walkout in a generation in the u.k. schools hospitals and transport services will all be disrupted with over a thousand protests planned all across the country but the demonstrations are organized by unions demanding better pension conditions for their members by the move comes three weeks after thousands of british students took to the streets

u.k. embassy will be so log on to our website r.t. dot com to participate this hour forty four percent of you think it will eventually lead to a western invasion of iran the opinion that the attack was political theater of bothwell have few serious consequences come second and fifteen percent of the respondents predict more sanctions against iran is further isolation while the minority believes the u.k. and other western countries will cut diplomatic ties with iran so go online and let us know what you think of this issue r.t. dot com. the u.k. has a lot to deal with back on its own soil as well up to two million people are said to carry out a walkout across britain and what promises to be the largest strike of public sector workers and ration labor unions subject to the government's strategy to make their members work longer and pay more in order to earn their pensions more than a thousand demonstrators are scheduled to take place across the country during the twenty four hour strike the move comes three weeks after thousands of brit

u.k. embassy siege in tehran you can cast your vote right now at r.t. dot com and see what you think the numbers are speak for themselves here this hour forty two percent of you think it will eventually end up with western intervention on iranian soil pinion that the attack was just political theater i would have few serious consequences that comes in second thirteen percent if you predict more sanctions against tehran and its further isolation while the rest believe the u.k. and other western countries will cut all diplomatic ties with that country have you say at r.t. dot com. egypt witnessed unprecedented scenes as millions turned out to vote for their future but to rip protesters who boycott of the polls remain skeptical with belts already over the influence a new parliament will have they're sure the autocratic hand of the military will continue to rule the country and he said now investigates. signs over the new york democracy miles long lines at the polls vote stained fingers and people joy are participating in egypt's future and nothing but do t

u.k. embassy complex following london's decision to impose more sanctions on the country over its nuclear program. downs are cast over egyptian parliamentary elections as metasearch move their man from the military rulers to step down as the record number of hopefuls turn up to vote for change in the country. possible serbs persist with putting up roadblocks along a disputed border despite nato forces clamping down with tear gas and rubber bullets in days of confrontation. begins mass production of its newest model love the grounds that it needs to be a success as a change of weather is coming up with more on this. it's not out of the russian capital you're watching r t with me where you know josh welcome to the program a few or is pakistan is making its anger abundantly clear over the recent nato air strike which killed twenty four of its soldiers it's now pulled completely out of a key security conference on afghanistan's future next week and also promised to permanently close the alliances key military supply route through its territory reports. but these relationships are never easy b

u.k. embassy siege in tehran you can actually cast your vote right now at r.t. dot com bring up the numbers right now here's how you voting this hour the majority think it will eventually end up with a western style intervention on iranian soil the opinion that the attack was just political theater and will have few serious consequences that comes in second almost a quarter of you predict that more sanctions against iran will come and its further isolation thirteen percent believe the u.k. and other western countries will cut diplomatic ties with the exotic state do you have your say at r.t. dot com. we're coming to you live from moscow two men found guilty of bombing the subway in the belorussian capital minsk have been sentenced to death by the explosion in april killed fifteen people now dimitri konovalov was found guilty of committing a terrorist act as he carried out the bombing he built the explosive device in self get needing it during rush hour he acted with an accomplice of let us love cavalli off the judge ruled both pose an extreme danger to society a

still to come but first britain has ordered the closure of the iranian embassy in london and the expulsion of its staff after the u.k. decided to evacuate its own diplomats from the islamic states capital norway has also closed its embassy in tehran with germany recalling its ambassador from the country the moves come after militant students stormed the u.k. compound in toronto hundreds of hardline protesters massed outside the buildings before pelting the gates and windows were. petrol bombs burning british flags and the c.v.t. attack came after iran resolved to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran should and should fight from the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london thinks that both the west and iran from stirring up the conflict. the us has not hesitated to use any excuse. to. diplomatic relations with iran and these are all confrontational steps but is the west has decided to take these are not for dr if the unfortunate things are simply not here to offer a much larger problem to iran and the west in general which is

u.k. compound in tehran hundreds of hardline protesters massed outside the buildings before pelting the gates and windows with petrol bombs burning british flags and an embassy vehicle the attack iran resolved to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran let's get some analysis and opinion on the situation i'm joined by i should initial five from the school of oriental and african studies at the university. thank you for coming on the program today so the iranian diplomats in london but have been ordered to leave the u.k. within forty eight hours how will this do you think the climate in this ongoing western iranian hostage. yes the unfortunate thing is that we were just referring to our symptomatic off a much larger problem with iran and the west in general which is the breakdown of the coming his'n channels this dialogue and negotiation is restored as soon as possible we'll see escalation of the current situation but do you think i mean could the seeds of the u.k. embassy lead other countries to put more pressure on iran and perhaps encourage further international isolation as we understand it to

u.k. embassy in tehran.here were scenes were hundreds of protesters broke into compounds and ransacked the building. they were upset by the support for new sanctions aimed at iran's nuclear program. authorities have apologized. john simpson reports. >> the embassy had been expecting this to happen never sensed new sanctions on iran last week or impose. -- ever since new sanctions on a row -- on iran last week were imposed. >> the british should go like the americans and leave this debt of espionage. >> the demonstrators climbed over the gates and attacked the building inside, trashing it and grabbing souvenirs'. after they finally left, the foreign ministry issued an apology. the damage had been done. >> we hold the iranian government responsible for its failure to protect our embassy as required. clearly there will be other further consequences. >> alongside the anchor -- anger is a feeling we have seen before. each time the british embassy in tehran has been attacked, it is for the same reason, the infight

reporting and britain has all of the closure of the iranian embassy there in london and the expulsion of its staff after the u.k. decided to evacuate its own diplomats from the islamic states capital norway has also closed its embassy in tehran with germany and france recalling their ambassadors from the country they move comes after militants students compound interest hundreds of hardline protest as massed outside the buildings before pelting the gates and windows with petrol bombs burning british flags and an embassy vehicle to take aim at iran decided to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. for its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran to get some analysis and opinion on the situation i'm joined by middle east expert and journalist chandan i think he joins us live in london where we see that a number of countries have now joined the u.k. in responding to choose the storming of the british embassy in tehran italy is also considering closing its embassy there just how serious could this be where could this all be leading to now. well i think you know mr hague is sounding us look just like the si

u.k. compound in tyrone but hundreds of hardline protesters massed outside the building before pelting the gates and windows with petrol bombs burning british flags and an embassy vehicle the attack came after iran resolved to reduce the diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions on several political analyst chris bambery believe the provoking the islamic state has always been britain's girl. as the. sanctions against iran and there is talk of some restraint against iran over this you could program we should remember there really a nationalism runs very deep in people one memories of when for instance britain and america wants to clue in one thousand nine hundred eighty three to overthrow a democratically elected government which had nationalized british american oil interests and installed the shah of iran and that nationalism is runs very deep and for a really confusing as the present religion and many of the mood around against any notion of sanctions against iran or indeed a british american need some straight against the right to see of america and britain who have enough weapons to destroy the world many times ov

u.k. orders the evacuation of its embassy in iran and warns of serious consequences if after an angry protesters stormed the facility following a decision to impose more sanctions. doubts are cast over age of parliamentary elections as protesters continue their demands for the military rulers to step down as a record number of hopefuls turned out to vote for change in the country. also serves persist with putting up roadblocks along a disputed border despite nato forces clamping down with tear gas and rubber bullets in days of confrontations. fortunately coming to life from moscow on marina joshie a furious pakistan is making its anger abundantly clear over the recent nato air strike which killed twenty four of its soldiers it's now pulled completely out of a key security conference on afghanistan future next week it also promised to permanently close the lines as key military supply route through its territory reports. relationships are never easy but when it comes to the partnership between america and pakistan the sugardaddy of this geo political alliance has turned out to be islamic most dan

u.k. embassy complex this follows london's decision to impose more sanctions on the country over its nuclear program. ballots are cast over egypt parliamentary elections as protesters continue their demand for the military rulers to step down a record number of hopefuls have turned up to vote for change in the country for the first time since president mubarak was toppled. possible serbs persist with putting up roadblocks along executive board despite nato forces clamping down with tear gas and rubber bullets protesters have been mounting barricades for months to the fire and authorities imposing a trade ban with serbia. and now we take you to a cold bit in slow which lies almost completely to the north of the arctic circle experience the unique climatic conditions and be awestruck by the white nights of summer and the days of darkness of the winter that's in our special report coming up next in our. the call of the ninja is a land of extreme weather long nights here in moscow the tundra stand side by side with think impossible forests the first settlements appeared him more than ten thousan

u.k. embassy compound during an anti british demonstration militant students clashed with police and threw stones at the windows there also said to have pulled down the british flag burned it and replaced it with the iranian one the incident comes after iran resolved to reduce that diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran to discuss is to asia we're joined live by mark allman visiting professor of international relations at bill kent university in on correct turkey thanks for joining us here on r t so how explosive is the situation right now. well this particular incident is more symbolic. than in any way british embassy staff into the mix. but it does i think. discontent and distrust of the long running very secret. international as many british three. member history which if. you want to run it was a little strange and. this history. and with. reagan ordered sanctions. and then you bring in something the government wants an iran to see must be. who to say. how you think britain will react to these attacks out its embassy so far we ha

u.k. embassy compound during an anti british demonstration militant students clashed with police and threw stones at windows there also said to have pulled down the british flag burned it and replaced it with an iranian one the incident comes after iran resolved to reduce its diplomatic relations with the u.k. during its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran. back to stan will boycott next week's talks with the u.s. on afghanistan's future end cut key nato supply lines through its territory this after the alliance airstrike on saturday near the afghan border that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers islamabad says the incident violated its sovereignty and the mandate of international forces in afghanistan. around seven thousand pro could offie prisoners are being held behind bars by former libyan rebels this according to a un report which says the detainees do not have access to a legal process as local police stations and courts remain closed findings show the prisoners are accused of working for gadhafi regime and had may have been subjected to torture and poor treatment. lose.

u.k. embassy compound during an anti british demonstration militant students clashed with police and threw stones and petrol bombs at windows there also said who brought down the british flag burned it and replaced it with the iranian one instant comes after a round the zoll to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. after its decision to impose further sanctions and around. the morehead fear this hour fire of news with me kevin time's running out figure up to save its single currency brussels tools for a solution we report from the euro zone's third largest economy with dire straits of increasingly bridge now by beijing a report coming up. how we get some unique expert assessment as to who might be in the saddle after this weekend's russian parliamentary elections. russia cannot keep a close eye on europe from the atlantic area with a new radar and its western most region the baltic territory of kaliningrad between the three when you're in poland flicking the on switch president medvedev said it can be more than just a response to nato missile shield in europe it is no tellin overcover

u.k. embassy compound during an anti british demonstration militant students clashed with police and threw stones at the windows are also said to have pulled down a british flag and burned it and replaced it with an iranian one the incident comes after iran resolved to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran. norwegian anders bravery who admitted killing seventy seven people in a massacre in july you could escape a prison sentence after a psychiatric report claimed the mass murderer was mentally ill and therefore not responsible for his actions if the court accepts the assessment brief it could be detained in psychiatric care in a region confessed to the attacks in oslo on the end on the island over toyah but he's not guilty to terrorism. pakistan will boycott next week's talks with the united states and afghanistan's future and he made those supply lines through its territory this after an alliance airstrike on saturday near the afghan border that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers islam bad says the incident violated its s

u.k. embassy compound during a ninety british demonstration militant students clashed with police and threw stones and petrol bombs at the windows there also said to have taken down the british flag burned it replaced it with the iranian one iran resolved to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions on turandot discuss the situation now let's go live to the university over there and. joining us from tehran good to see you tonight how volatile if you think about this one first is the situation right now as you see it. it seems pretty clear that iranians are very angry that. england has continued to take a hostile stance towards the country and the real. problem in the eyes of iranians is that what the british government is trying to do is that is trying to make ordinary iranians suffer the sanctions that have been imposed upon the iranians through the government wish government the british government are directed at ordinary iranians the banking system and therefore imports and exports so it is basically very much directed at ordinary people

u.k. embassy compound during an anti british demonstration militant students clashed with police and threw stones and petrol bombs at the windows there also said to have taken down the british flag burned it and replaced it with the iranian one iran resolved to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. after its decision to impose further sanctions on tehran let's just discuss these latest developments as catch up with a political analyst chris bambery is in london for us chris. what do these protests tell us about the mood among iranians there big treated by foreign countries indeed how widespread is this apparent anti british feeling we're seeing right now do you think. we have to see that as the. sanctions against iran and there is talk of some restraint against the run over this nuclear program we should remember that really in nationalism runs very deep in people one memories of when for instance britain and america wants to in one nine hundred fifty three to overthrow a democratically elected government which had nationalized american oil interests and installed the shah of iran and

u.k.'s embassy. hundreds of protesters broke into compounds. they were angered a vibrant and jose support a sanctions for the nuclear program. iranian authorities have apologized. >> of the embassy had been expecting this to happen ever since britain impose new sanctions last week. the iranian parliament voted to throw out the british ambassador. it was clearly pretty well organized and to the police seemed pretty half-hearted about stopping in. the british should go, like the americans did, she says. the demonstrators climbed over the gates and attacked the building inside, crashing into and grabbing souvenirs. this one has a picture of the queen. after they left, a rambos the foreign ministry issued an apology, but the damage had been done. >> we told the iranian government responsible for failing to have adequate measures to protect the embassy. there will be further serious measures. >> each time that the british embassy has been attacked, it is always for the same reason. because of the serious infighting at the very top of politics in ira

there from london and britain has ordered the closure of the iranian embassy there in london and the expulsion of its staff after the u.k. decided to evacuate his own diplomats from the islamic states capital norway has also closed its embassy in tehran with germany and france recalling parent passages from the country the moves come after militant students stormed the u.k. compound in tehran hundreds of hardline protesters gathered outside the buildings before pelting the gates and windows with petrol bombs burning british flags and an embassy vehicle in tech a mortar round decided to reduce diplomatic relations with the u.k. following its decision to impose further sanctions. with the sexpert and journalists you can chime in told me earlier that he believes this latest spat with iran is just the start of a bigger western campaign. the west is not engaged in war preparations us against iran which they have been conveyed in occupied iran's two neighboring countries like afghanistan on the one side and iraq on the other the west is engaged in a constant project of constant war and domination against all people who resist

u.k. orders the iranian embassy in london to close the diplomatic rift keep up the vote of protesters stormed the british compound in toronto forcing its staff to clean up norway is also shut its embassy in iran with germany and france recording their ambassadors. egypt's islamists claim to be leading the polls in the country's first parliamentary elections in support of hosni mubarak has been a record turnout and official results are expected within hours. moved on but vowing to fight on hundreds of occupy protesters in the u.s. are arrested as police before them from their. property back out with another update of our main new stories and other developments in half an hour from now in the meantime we take you to the edge of the arctic circle in the far north of russia where we experience the white nights of summer and the days of winter darkness on the codependency that's in our special report next. i and. to. get. to the commission is a land of extreme weather long nights here in moscow the tundra stand silently scientific impossible forests the first settlement subpoenaed him within ten m

embassy in london to close. as the diplomatic rift deepens the pollen protesters stormed the british compound in terre u.k. reacted to the siege by pulling out its own embassy staff from iran. the record number of egyptians turned out to cast their vote in parliament elections which are here demonstrators remain skeptical saying the poem is meaningless if a powerless parliament is ruled by the military on those stories and more developments for in less than fifteen minutes from now with me in the meantime sport is next with. hello welcome to sport artsy come and see you from the russian capital with me or i'm on trial for palace take a look at the headlines first. match day five they are all police resumes on wednesday as six games take place across the continent. points of the emphasis looking at the need a draw or better against visiting sure to advance to the knockout stages all the europa league. wide to makes right the jersey nets i wonder mikhail prokhorov said to be pursuing one of n.b.a.'s most dominance big men divide howard. let's get things started with europa league football with rubina are gear

broken orders the iranian embassy in london said close to thinking about it rich south of violent protesters stormed the british compound in tehran by the u.k. reacting to the siege by pulling out its own embassy staff from iran. i don't recall a number of egyptians or turn up to cost their vote in parliamentary elections where demonstrators remain skeptical saying a poll is meaningless if a powerless parliament is ruled by the ministry. our time off the sports with mine . hello welcome to sport on artsy comments are you from the russian capital with me or i'm on costs right now let's take a look at the headlines first. match day five they are all police resumes on wednesday as six games take place across the continent. points of them to say so let us leave need a draw or better against visiting storm surge advance to the knockout stages of the europa league. lights makes right new jersey nets owner mikhail prokhorov said to be pursuing one of n.b.a.'s most dominant big men the white howard. let's get things started with europa league football where rubin are gearing up for a clash against the shamrock rovers in just over two hours time rub

u.k. what is the iranian embassy in london to close as the diplomatic rift deepens after violent protesters stormed the british compound into ron paul senate staff to pull out of the race also shut its embassy in iran to germany and france recalling that ambassadors. in egypt his name is claimed to be leading the polls in the country's first parliamentary election since the fall of hosni mubarak has been a record turnout and official results are expected within hours. that's it for the moment talking about with more news when less than half an hour from mt the news continues on r.t. and meantime peter bell and his gas discuss whether those suffering from a big city should be forced to pay a so-called fat tax on cross thought next on alt. technology innovation all the elements come from now. we've got the future. welcome to future little taxing people in the name of health is one of the aims of the so-called bad governments all over the world and throughout history have adopted policies to influence behavior in the name of public health should be to subject them to syntax like alcohol and to

embassy in london immediately. and joining us now, the foermer prime minister, tony blair. let's get your immediate reaction to the latest developments involving u.kiran. a horrible blow after the ransacking of the british embassy in tehran. what's your reaction to this? >> the behavior by the regime is unacceptable. it violates all the norms of international law and indicates the nature of people we're dealing with. this is a regime exporting terrorism around the middle east. it's trying to acquire nuclear weapons capability. britain is one of the countries standing up and this is their retaliation. >> how close is the world to seeing a major escalation, even a military escalation, involving the west and iran? >> i hope very much that we can keep this diplomatic rather than moving it to any question of military action, but the fact is, the iranian or the regime, keep on behaving in this way. the fact is the international community has made its position totally clear on the unacceptability of the nuclear weapons capability and what they're doing and i spend a lot of time in the middle east. what they're doing in terms of trying destabilize the sit

written orders the iranian embassy in london to close the diplomatic rift deepens after violent protesters stormed the british compound in toronto the u.k. reacted to the siege by pulling out its own embassy staff from. a record number of egyptians turn up to cast their vote in parliamentary elections that come here demonstrators police skeptical saying the poll is meaningless if a powerless parliament is ruled by the military one of the stories of the developments in less than half an hour with me here in r.t. in the meantime we take you to russia's far north west it's a place with a unique climate stunning stunning architecture and also fascinating culture that's our special report for you next on r.t. . and. i am. pissed because an engine is a land of extreme weather long nights here moscow the tundra stunned silence i think impossible forests the first sentiments of it here more than ten thousand years ago the disparate tribes and ethnic groups blended with a perfectly divine landscape which is in stark contrast to any other place in this country. like in centuries past today most of the conventional response people play to the road

britain nor does the iranian embassy in london to close the diplomatic rift part of on the protesters stormed the british compound in toronto u.k. reacting to the siege by putting on its own embassy staff from. a record number of egyptians turn up to cast their vote in parliamentary elections but topping the demonstrations remain skeptical saying the poll is meaningless as parliament is ruled by the military. more news stories in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime sports news next with. thanks bill hello welcome to sport an artsy coverage see a live from moscow with me with my calls for let's take a look at the headlights thirst. match they thought they were awfully resumes on wednesday as twelve games are taking place across the continent. points of emphasis looking at the need to draw better against this ensure that runs to the knockout stages like they give up on the. whites and makes right your jersey nets owner mikhail prokhorov said to be pursuing one of n.b.a.'s mulls solomon and big ben white power. and a big night football in europe second the competition with plenty of teams of vying for the knockout s

britain orders the iranian embassy in london to close as the diplomatic rift deepens south of violent protesters stormed the british compound in tehran but the u.k. reacted to the siege by pulling out its own embassy staff from iran. and a record number of egyptians turned up to cast their vote in parliamentary elections put to rear square demonstrators remain skeptical saying the poll is meaningless if a powerless parliament is ruled by the military. in half an hour's time my colleague bill dodd will be manning the helm here but for now the people of illinois discussed whether those suffering from obesity should be forced to pay a so-called fat tax cross-talk is next here on alt. welcome to the beautiful little taxing people in the name of health is one of the aims of the so-called bad governments all over the world and throughout history have adopted policies to influence behavior in the name of public health should be the subject of the syntax like alcohol and tobacco. cross-talk the so-called fat tax i'm joined by mimi roth in new york she is president of the national action against obesity in los angeles we have robert ferguson he is c.e.o.

britain has closed its embassy in tehran and it's ordered all iranian dip loy mats working in the u.k get out in two days. this after violence in the british embassy yesterday. hard-line students protesting there, storming that site. amy kellogg is watching the story out of london. amy, what are we learning about yesterday's attack? why did that happen? >> reporter: bill, we found out the demonstrators vandalized and looted personal residences of embassy staffers. the foreign secretary dismissed earlier reports that there had been hostage taking. bill, it was incredibly violent. the foreign secretary said any suggestion that the iranian government had not been behind these attacks was quote, fanciful. in iran you simply can't walk out on the street protest for women's rights or democracy or anything like that. logic would follow some sort of demonstration or attack would have to have official backing. bill: officially we do not have diplomatic relations with iran. is this a severing of diplomatic relations between the u.k. and iran, amy? >> reporter: bill, this is not at severing of d

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u.k. personnel, to insure the property taken from the embassy compound is returned, and to secure the compound with immediate effect. clearly there will be other further and serious consequences. >> we'll find out more tomorrow. the iranian foreign ministry put out a statement today saying it regrets the incident and committed to the safety of diplomats. >> shep: what's the word from american leaders tonight? >> u.s. has been working closely with the british and other european allies to try to reign in iran's secret into you can clear program. the attack on the british empassy clearly raises tensions. president obama saying today he's deeply disturbed by the incident and by the lack of response by iranian authorities. >> for rioters essentially to overrun the embassy and set it on fire is an indication that the iranian government is not taking its international obligations seriously. so obviously we're deeply concerned about that situation and we expect to see some sort of definitive action sometime very quickly. >> u.s. empassy in iran has been defunct since 1979. the iranian revolutionary gu

today, britain ordered the immediate closure of the iranian embassy in london and said all of grandpa's diplomats must be out of the u.k. within 48 hours. the move comes one day after students stormed the british diplomatic compound in tehran. now relations are at their lowest in decades. our will affair as your hat -- our world affairs editor has the latest. >> serious as the attack was, there have been plenty worse over the years. but cutting off all diplomatic relations is extraordinarily rare in peacetime. perhaps it was to teach a lesson to a country that does not play by the rules, a country which seems close to having a nuclear bomb. >> the iranian charge of london is being informed now that we require the immediate closure of the embassy in london and all iranian diplomatic staffs must leave the united kingdom within 48 hours. if any country makes it impossible for us to operate on their soil, they cannot expect to have a functioning embassy here. >> so by the weekend, iran's embassy here in london, just like britain's embassy in tehran, will effectively be closed down. almost at the very last moment, iran's fo

u.k. recent actions. this particular incident is more symbolic. than in any way of the british embassy staff seem to do. but he does. tend to distrust of. much more active international and many british. gray remember the history. of the industry. this current history can go. and look at the current tension. you refer to and then we learn that the government wants to see. states who reaches a certain. situation where people who were many. who westernized. centuries think. because they are on. the next stage of saving the euro from collapse is underway with finance ministers in brussels trying to bolster the bailout system in case the bigger players go under italy seeking to balance the books its borrowing costs of soared to seven point eight nine percent that's well over the figure that forced greece ireland and portugal to ask for help but as i see sara first reports next to eastern influence that's going some way to filling the void. and the fashion capital of the world where you can be sure to sponsor an emerging trend but right now it's the economy here that's being guessing i'm a cave with the west

great britain is withdrawing its embassy staff to iran and ordering all iranian diplomats out of the u.k. within 48 hours. this follows attacks on the british embassy and a residential compound in tehran. britain's foreign secretary saying france and germany are likely to pull their own diplomatic core out of iran as well. scenes of mobs tearing down british flags and tearing up embassy ground reminiscent of the iran hostage crisis back in 1979. jenna: we'll talk a little bit about pakistan now. pakistan's military with footage showing what they say is the aftermath of that nato strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. differing versions of saturday's incident are emerging at this time, all sides that the troops were killed by attacks on two posts by nato aircraft. there is no denying that. that conference was upcoming, jon. jon: there is some new information in the search for missing florida mom michelle parker. an emergency custody hearing today for her 3-year-old twins. they are now in custody of the state. the children were taken yesterday from the home of parker's ex-fiance, daily