Iranian embassy staff hurry away, under the glare of the media.<br/> On Wednesday these diplomats were given 48 hours to leave the UK as relations between London and Tehran sink to a new low.<br/> Britain's move comes after the storming of the British mission in Tehran earlier in the week, which London says could not have taken place without consent from Iranian authorities.<br/> This hard-line Iranian cleric warned the U.N. and other European countries not to ally with Britain or they would incur the wrath of Iranians.<br/> The U.N. has condemned the attack and some European countries have joined Britain in withdrawing their diplomats from Tehran.<br/> The EU is considering banning oil imports from the world's fifth biggest exporter after the U.N. nuclear watchdog issued a report suggesting Iran is developing atom bomb technology.<br/> Lily Grimes, Reuters
