, according to the British Sky News reported on the 6th, the US general in IranFollowing the death in the terrorist attack, the British side decided to reducethe number of its ambassadors to Iran and Iraq to a minimum level due tosecurity considerations, but the two ambassadors will remain in office.

The report quoted diplomats as saying that the withdrawal of diplomats fromIran and Iraq was a precautionary step and was not based on intelligence onspecific threats.

It is reported that the British ambassador to Iran Rob McCare and the Britishambassador to Iraq Stephen Hickey will continue to work there.

A spokesman for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "Thesafety of our staff is critical and we need to regularly review our securitysituation. Our embassies in Baghdad and Tehran are still open."

(Original title: Britain withdraws from Iraq Iranian embassy,