hard - line iranian protesters stormed the british diplomatic compounds in tehran on tuesday , bringing down the union jack flag in protest against new sanctions imposed by london .
iran 's parliament in tehran 's diplomatic relations with london and ... ( associated press ) the mob surged past riot police into the british embassy compound _ which they pelted with petrol bombs and stones _ two days after iran 's parliament approved a bill that reduces diplomatic relations with britain following london 's support of recently upgraded western sanctions on tehran over its disputed nuclear program .
radicals in iran will use the crisis ...
 
but the official irna news agency said about 300 protesters entered the british ambassador 's residence in another part of the city and replaced british flags with iranian ones .
 
the attacks come at a time of rising diplomatic tension between iran and western nations who last week imposed fresh sanctions over tehran 's nuclear program , which they believe is aimed at achieving the capability of making an atomic bomb .
iran , the world 's fifth biggest oil exporter , says it only wants nuclear plants to generate electricity .
several dozen protesters pulled down the british flag , burned it , and put up the iranian flag , iranian news agencies and