Iranian diplomats arrive in Tehran from London

Iranian diplomats, who departed from London, arrived in Tehran on Saturday early morning, IRNA reported. 25 diplomats and embassy employees with their families arrived at Tehran Mehrabad Airport at 3:05 hours on Saturday morning. A number of university students gathered at the airport to welcome the diplomats. British Foreign Secretary William Hague Wednesday ordered the diplomats to leave Britain within 48 hours, following the closure of the country's embassy in Tehran, which was stormed and ransacked by protesters Tuesday. 'This does not amount to the severing of diplomatic relations in their entirety. It is action that reduces our relations with Iran to the lowest level consistent with the maintenance of diplomatic