BRIT AMBASSADOR TO IRAN AT CSIS

Iranian Legislature Gives 2-Week Deadline to Gov't to Expel British Ambassador  http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007275063   The Iranian government is required to expel the British Ambassador to Iran, Dominic Chilcott, after the legislature approved a bill requiring President Ahmadinejad's government to downgrade Tehran's ties with London from ambassadorial levels to that of charge d'affaires.The bill which was signed into a law by the members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly on Sunday gives a two-week deadline to the government to downgrade Tehran's relations with London. The Iranian legislators approved the bill with 179 yes votes, 4 oppositions and 11 abstentions. The 4 oppositions demanded a full cut of ties with London.

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• Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
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