EU condemns embassy staff arrests in Tehran

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Britain says the the detention of its embassy staff in Tehran is "unacceptable" and "unjustified."

The European Union has also condemned the arrests.

Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, said, "Iran's actions, first the expulsion of two diplomats, and now the arrest of some of our locally engaged staff, is unacceptable, unjustified and without foundation, and we with our international partners will continue to make this clear to the Iranian regime."

Manuel Barroso, European Commission President said, "I'd like to express my full solidarity with the United Kingdom. Intimidation and harassment are unacceptable and they will be met with a strong collective European Union response, as foreign ministers agreed, and I think we can say that this was a very strong united European position."

EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso speaks at a news conference in Nicosia June 25, 2009.REUTERS/Andreas Manolis