TIMELINE - Ups and downs in British-Iranian ties
REUTERS - Britain on Sunday demanded the release of Iranian employees of the British embassy in Tehran just days after Britain and Iran expelled each others' diplomats following protests after Iran's June 12 presidential poll.
Following is a timeline of British-Iranian relations since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran:
1980 - Britain closes its embassy in Tehran.
1988 - Britain restores full diplomatic ties with Iran.
Feb 14, 1989 - Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calls on all Muslims to kill British author Salman Rushdie for blasphemy against Islam in his book "The Satanic Verses". Britain pulls out mission staff in protest.
March 7 - Iran breaks diplomatic relations with Britain.
Sept. 1990 - Partial diplomatic relations are restored to the level of deputy head of mission or charge d'affaires.
April 28, 1994 - Britain accuses Iran of having secret contacts with the outlawed Irish Republican Army, which Iran denies. Diplomatic ties worsen on June 1 when Iran and Britain expel diplomats over the IRA row. Continued...
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