LONDON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- An eighth staff of nine detained British embassy employees in Iran involved in post-election riots will be released on Sunday, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.

    Miliband told the BBC on Sunday that he learned the news during his daily phone conversation with Britain's ambassador to Iran.

    "There would not be a court process of charges," he said, adding that "all of our efforts are now directed toward" the release of the man still being detained by Iran.

    Britain sought clarification from the Iranian authorities on Friday after a top Iranian cleric had said the detained staff of the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial.

    Media reports said earlier that nine local staff of the British embassy in Iran had been arrested for their alleged "considerable role" in the post-election riots.

    The British government said seven of the nine staff have been released.

    Iran has repeatedly accused foreign powers, especially Britain and the United States, of stoking unrest in the country after the June 12 presidential election, which handed incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a decisive victory.

British Embassy Local Staff to be tried in Iran

    TEHRAN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some local staff of the British embassy in Iran will be put on trial for alleged instigating post-election unrest in the country.

    "In these developments, their embassy had a presence (in the unrest) and some people were arrested," Guardian Council Secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said at Friday prayers in Tehran. Full story

Britain expresses concern over embassy staff in Iran

    LONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Foreign Office on Friday expressed concern over reports in Iran that staff of its embassy in Tehran involved in post-election riots will face trial.

    "We are very concerned by these reports and are investigating," a spokeswoman said, "Allegations that our staff were involved in fomenting unrest are wholly without foundation. We will be seeking an urgent explanation from the Iranians." Full story

Two British embassy staff in Iran released: Foreign Office

    LONDON, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Two local employees of the British Embassy in Iran, who protested against the Iranian presidential election result and were arrested for alleged role in post-election riots in the country, have been released, the British Foreign Office confirmed on Wednesday.

    In a statement, the Foreign Office said it had confirmed that two of the embassy staff in Iran had been released over the last two days, adding that it will also seek confirmation about Iranian media reports that a further member of the staff has been released on Wednesday. Full story