Britain is to reopen its embassy in Iran nearly four years after it was shut down due to a mob attack.
Philip Hammond will be the first foreign secretary to visit Tehran in 14 years when it officially reopens the embassy at the weekend, the Guardian has reported.
Mr Hammond’s visit will come soon after visits from the French and Italian foreign ministers, Germany’s vice-chancellor, and the EU’s foreign policy chief.
He will be accompanied by several members of the British business community, including Sir Simon Gass who represented Britain at the marathon negotiations on the nuclear deal.
Iran reached an agreement on the future of its nuclear programme with the US and five other world powers on 14th July.
In 2011, the UK ambassdor's resident and several embassy buildings on the complex were stormed by hardliners who objected to the UK's decision to impose harsh trade sanctions on the regime.
The mob included members of paramilitary brigades controlled by the Iranian military.
Protesters climbed the walls of the embassy, looted the living quarters and burned the British flag. In pictures: Thousands gather on streets of New York to protest against the nuclear deal with Iran
The reopen British embassy will initially be run by the non-resident Chargés d’Affaires, Ajay Sharma, and a new ambassdor has been appointed but has yet been not announced.
