Foreign Secretary William Hague : `` Iran is an important country in a volatile region '' `` The circumstances are right to reopen our embassy in Tehran , '' Hague tells lawmakers . Iran , a majority Shiite nation , is an ally of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki 's Shia-led government and has said it would provide help if asked . 11:45 a.m. - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the U.S. should not be surprised if it decides to close its embassy. Britain also shut the Iranian Embassy in London and ordered all Iranian diplomats to leave .
Foreign Secretary William Hague : `` Iran is an important country in a volatile region '' `` The circumstances are right to reopen our embassy in Tehran , '' Hague tells lawmakers . 11:45 a.m. - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the U.S. should not be surprised if it decides to close its embassy. Britain also shut the Iranian Embassy in London and ordered all Iranian diplomats to leave .