Armed police guard Iranian TV studios in London after Tehran threats

Persian language channel said threats to journalists had escalated in response to coverage of protests

Armed vehicles have been deployed outside the Iran International television studios in London after two of its journalists were threatened by Tehran, the channel said.

There were about seven vehicles outside the studio in Chiswick Park, west London, after severe and credible" threats were recently made against two of the UK-based channel's journalists, one of its spokesmen told AFP.