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Iran asks Swedish diplomat to leave in response to Stockholm

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it had asked a Swedish diplomat to leave the country, a day after Stockholm expelled an official at the Iranian embassy. Tehran summoned the Swedish ambassador to protest his country’s policies, while Sweden said its decision was linked to activities that violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

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A close-up image of the Swedish and Iranian flags overlapping on a fabric surface.

Iran on Thursday asked a Swedish diplomat to leave the country in response to a similar measure taken by Stockholm on Wednesday against an official at the Iranian embassy, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

Tehran protests Stockholm’s decision

Sweden’s Foreign Ministry had summoned the Iranian ambassador and asked an official at Tehran’s embassy in Stockholm to leave the country, saying the decision was prompted by activities that violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.