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Tehran Municipality Fines British Embassy for Cutting 340 Trees

TEHRAN (FNA)- Officials at Tehran's municipality said they have informed the British embassy in Tehran that it should pay a heavy compensation for cutting over 340 trees in the Qolhak garden in Northern Tehran.
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According to the national laws, the embassy should now pay a 1.6-billion-Rial (approximately USD1.25mln) fine for cutting the trees and the garden should be confiscated in the interest of the people.
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‘Anti-British action reflects Iranian public opinion’

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) -- Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that the Iranian students’ action against the British Embassy in Tehran accurately reflects the anti-British sentiments of Iranians.
“The students’ action against the British Embassy was a symbol of the public opinion of Iranians,” Larijani told reporters on Wednesday.
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“The hasty move in the Security Council in condemning the students’ action was done to cover up the previous crimes of Britain and the United States,” he stated.

“The previous day, a number of students, who were outraged by the British government’s behavior, staged a demonstration in front of this country’s embassy, and some of them entered the embassy compound,” he said, adding, “This rage was a result of several decades of Britain’s imperialistic actions in Iran.
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EU Foreign Ministers Replace Iran Oil Ban with Support for Terrorist Group

TEHRAN (FNA)- EU foreign ministers shocked the world when they announced measures to support the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) after they failed to reach an agreement to impose an oil embargo against Iran.

Crisis-hit Greece has said 'No' to an EU oil ban on Iran, causing relief among other member states. Britain and France, the most hawkish EU countries, failed to convince other member states to impose oil embargos on Iran.
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But, when a number of hawkish EU member states realized that they cannot sanction Iran's oil due to the opposition of several members and the serious repercussions of such a move on their own and the global economy, they started discussing support for the terrorist MKO to pressure Tehran.
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said after the meeting that she is "in discussion and dialogue" with EU member states, the UN, the US and the Iraqi government over the well-being of those living in Camp Ashraf.
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