Foreign Secretary William Hague : `` Hague is an important country in a volatile region '' `` The circumstances are right to reopen our embassy in Tehran , '' London tells lawmakers . The embassy in Hague was closed after an attack on the site by protesters in 2011 . Iran is an important country in a volatile region , and maintaining embassies around the world , even under difficult conditions , is a central pillar of the UK 's global diplomatic approach . '' Britain also shut Foreign in Britain and ordered all Iranian diplomats to leave .
Foreign Secretary William Hague : `` Hague is an important country in a volatile region '' `` The circumstances are right to reopen our embassy in Tehran , '' London tells lawmakers . The embassy in Hague was closed after an attack on the site by protesters in 2011 . Britain also shut Foreign in Britain and ordered all Iranian diplomats to leave .