Iran to Cut Ties with British Museum over Cyrus Cylinder Loan

DUBAI.- Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum on Monday because of the museum’s failure to lend Tehran an ancient Babylonian artifact described as the world’s earliest bill of rights. The spat over the loan has long festered between London and Tehran, and comes against the backdrop of increasingly tense Iranian-British relations. Tehran is under heavy pressure from the West over its nuclear program, and has accused Britain and other foreign governments of interference in domestic policies [...]