Britain to reopen embassy in Tehran this weekend

By Guy Faulconbridge and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will reopen its embassy in Iran this weekend nearly four years after protesters ransacked the elegant ambassadorial residence and burned the British flag. The move marks a thawing of ties with Iran since it reached a nuclear deal with the United States, China, Russia, Germany, France and Britain. "The foreign secretary (Philip Hammond) will travel to Iran to reopen our embassy there," a British diplomatic source told Reuters on Th