Iranian official expelled from Sweden
The Iranian ambassador has been summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and an Iranian official is to be expelled, the government announces.
This action is being taken to "protect our citizens" and Swedish interests, according to Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
Ambassador Hojatollah Faghani was summoned on Wednesday and informed that an official at the Iranian embassy must leave Sweden due to activities "incompatible with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations," the Government Offices write in a press release.
Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer states that Iran has for some time engaged in activities posing a security threat in and against Sweden. These activities have targeted dissidents as well as various Jewish and Israeli interests in the country, according to Strömmer.
"This has been done, among other ways, by utilizing criminal networks," he writes.
Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard views Iran's operations seriously, noting that the official is being expelled "to protect our citizens and other Swedish interests."
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