"I believe that Iran and moderate European states should thwart the spread of the crisis by some countries which aim to sever relations and impose diplomatic crisis in Iran-Europe ties," member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahat Pisheh told FNA.
"Iran should foil domination of Britain's strategy over European states," he stressed.
Falahat Pisheh underlined that the realities in Iran-EU ties are not what Britain is trying to portray, and added, "We should normalize relations (with the EU), but such a move requires mutual efforts."
The legislator said that Tehran should stay away from Britain's game and regulate its relations through cooperation with moderate states, including those on the European continent.
London is seeking to convince the 27-nation EU block to recall envoys from Iran in protest at Iran's warnings about an upcoming trial of the British embassy's staff in Tehran.
Following post-election unrests, Iran arrested nine local staff of the British embassy for their "considerable role" in the riots. Iran later released 8 of them.
A senior Iranian cleric said Friday that some local staff of the British embassy in Iran will be put on trial for instigating post-election unrest in the country.
"In these developments (the unrest) their embassy here maintained a presence," Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati told worshippers during Friday Prayers in Tehran.
"Individuals were arrested and inevitably they will be tried as they have made confessions," Jannati, who is also secretary of the Guardians Council, reiterated.
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