UK monitoring Iran as clashes go on

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Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Sunday that the UK is keeping a close eye on events in Tehran as the death toll following a week of mass protests rose to 20.

Diplomatic tensions between London and Tehran also showed no signs of abating after Iran's foreign minister accused Britain of stirring the protests, saying the UK has "plotted against the presidential election for two years".

Manouchehr Mottaki, who also criticised interventions by France and Germany, claimed: "We witnessed an influx of people before the election. Elements linked to the British secret service were flying in in droves."

His comments come after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused "the evil British government" last week of interfering in the June 12 election.

Mr Miliband suggested that the regime is seeking to distract attention from its internal difficulties.

"Foreign minister Mottaki's attempt... to turn the dispute among Iranians about the election results into a battle between Iran and other countries - the UK in particular - is without foundation," he said.

"I reject categorically the idea that the protesters in Iran are manipulated or motivated by foreign countries.

"The UK is categorical that it is for the Iranian people to choose their government, and for the Iranian authorities to ensure the fairness of the result and the protection of their own people.

"I therefore deplore the continuing violence against those seeking to exercise their right of expression. This can only damage Iran's standing in the eyes of the world."