The Storming of the British Embassy in Tehran

Students protesting at the British Embassy in the Iranian capital Nov. 29 breached the embassy's walls. The incident occurred a day after Iran's Guardian Council voted to downgrade diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. The protests will cause diplomatic security concerns and put other missions in Tehran on notice. However, the Nov. 29 protests are not out of line with other anti-British incidents that have occurred in Iran, and the embassy staff appears to have been prepared for it.