Iran surprised at 'spy' row
Iran said today it was surprised that Britain expected relations to cool after the Islamic republic turned down its choice of ambassador.
Foreign Office sources in London said yesterday that the rejection of David Reddaway after an Iranian newspaper called him "a Jew and a member of MI6" had complicated ties between the two countries and that Britain had no plans to nominate anyone else.
"The British foreign ministry's reaction to the rejection of their proposed ambassador is surprising," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said.
