Report: Iran authorities behind attack on U.K. embassy

[Chris]

Report: Iran authorities behind attack on U.K. embassy
Photographs from so-called student protest show members of Basij forces taking part; attack was also filmed life, something that is not permitted without approval by Khamanei.
By Haaretz

The storming of the British embassy in Tehran earlier this week was not an improvised student protest but an attack planned and supervised by Iranian authorities, sources told the Al-Arabiya News Channel on Thursday. The attack was planned by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei and supervised by the commander of the Basij paramilitary forces, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqd, the sources said. Proof of their involvement was in the media coverage, according to the sources. Photographs of the attack show troops from the Basij forces taking part, as well as members of the al-Quds Brigade. In addition, two official state television channels, directly controlled by Khamenei – Press T.V. and al-Alam News Network - managed to broadcast the attack live. No official news channels are permitted to broadcast life without Khamenei's permission, the sources told Al-Arabiya.

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[Chris]

Not surprising at all. One of our featured articles was suggesting the raid on the UK embassy was a warning to the West. Everytime the pressure gets turned up Iran does something like this. We need to put them in a chokehold so they can't move.

[KissimmeeBeliever]

I wonder if I was the only one surprised that any country from the west has/had government officials working in the country. It would seem like they'd have left there years ago..