Satan’s little helperON AUGUST 23rd Philip Hammond, the foreign secretary, reopened Britain’s sumptuous embassy in Tehran. It was a highly symbolic act. The embassy had remained closed since 2011, when it was stormed by angry protesters demonstrating against sanctions. Now Britain, like other Western countries, is anxious to resume relations, after a deal was reached curbing Iran’s nuclear programme six weeks ago in Vienna. Most sanctions are expected to be lifted in a few months, after the first stages of the deal are completed and verified. There was much talk of starting new chapters in Anglo-Iranian relations, both in Tehran and London, where the Iranian embassy to the Court of St James’s was also reopened.
Yet no one is under any illusion that relations will just return to normal, as they might do for other European countries. The embassy in Tehran abounds with reminders of this abnormality, such as the graffiti on the wall left behind from four years ago, including “Death to England” scrawled above a portrait of the queen. The main road outside is named after Bobby Sands, an IRA member who died on hunger...Continue reading
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