Iran 'mulling to downgrade' ties with Britain

Amid tension in ties between Iran and Britain, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Tehran is considering to sever relations with Britain in 12 working fields.

"Iran has carried out a thorough study on its relations with Britain in different fields particularly over the past six months," Mottaki said in an address to the 19th International Conference on the Persian Gulf in Tehran on Monday.

"There are 10-12 working fields between Iran and the UK. We are currently reviewing each area," he added.

He asserted that the Islamic Republic would make a final decision about the issue.

Dozens of Iranian lawmakers have expressed their support for a bill which calls for severing diplomatic ties with Britain.

Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, one of the authors of the bill, blamed British policies for the Tuesday bombing in northern Tehran, which claimed the life of an Iranian nuclear scientist.

Abtahi also criticized Britain for recognizing the Monarchy Organization of Iran (Anjoman-e Padeshahi-e Iran) as a legal entity, and said that London would go even further to insult the Islamic Republic, should Tehran fail to take a strong stance.

He then called for the closure of the British Embassy in Tehran arguing that should the mission remain open, "the Iranian people would not have a moment of peace."

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=116435§ionid=351020101.