<rss version="0.91"><channel><title>British Embassy staff to be tried, Iranian cleric says : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://politics.plime.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><item><title>British Embassy staff to be tried, Iranian cleric says : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://politics.plime.com/</link><description></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Embassy staff to be tried, Iranian cleric says]]></title><link>http://politics.plime.com/politics/l/126642/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting post-election turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations that have been trying to keep options open with Tehran despite its crackdown on protesters. <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/l/126052/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Update to 2many's post</a>]]></description></item><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;height:300px;margin-right:10px;float:left;'><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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