British Council suspends operations in Iran after local staff ‘intimidated’
The British Council has stopped work in Iran because of “intimidation and harassment” of its staff by the Iranian government, it will be announced today.
The British Council has stopped work in Iran because of “intimidation and harassment” of its staff by the Iranian government, it will be announced today.
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