News Middle East Iran detains British embassy staff Iran has accused Western powers of inciting violence after its disputed election [File: AFP] Iranian authorities have detained eight employees of the British embassy in Tehran, accusing them of involvement in post-election unrest in the Islamic Republic, the semi-official Fars news agency has reported. "Eight local employees at the British embassy who had a considerable role in recent unrest were taken into custody," Fars said on Sunday, without giving a source. Distributed by Tubemogul. By filmpow Tags : filmpow , iran , obama