Iranian lawmakers vote to reduce ties with Britain

Iranian lawmakers vote to reduce ties with Britain

The Iranian parliament Sunday voted to expel the British ambassador and reduce diplomatic relations with the nation in retaliation for newly-imposed Western sanctions, according to Iran's official news agency.

A majority of lawmakers voted to reduce diplomatic relations and economic ties and to expel the ambassador, IRNA reported.

The vote must go to the Guardian Council for approval.

Britain cut all financial ties with Iran last week over concerns about Iran's nuclear program, the first time it has cut an entire country's banking sector off from British finance, the British Treasury announced.

All British credit and financial institutions were ordered to end their business relationships and transactions with all Iranian banks, their branches and subsidiaries by Monday. Read More