Britain is pulling UK staff from its embassy in Iran due to Israel's ongoing bombardment of targets across the country, including the capital Tehran, the Foreign Office has stated.
'We have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw UK staff from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely,' Britain said on its travel advice website page for Iran.
Israel and Iran have been at war since last week after Israel launched military strikes on Iran, which retaliated with waves of missiles.
The tit-for-tat strikes continued into today even as diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict got underway.
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been urging the two sides to find a diplomatic solution and is currently in Geneva for nuclear talks with Iranian representatives and European counterparts.
