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Sweden expels Iran embassy official

By Thomson Reuters Sep 16, 2026 | 8:24 AM

HELSINKI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Sweden’s foreign ministry ​said ‌on Wednesday it had summoned Iran’s ambassador ‌and ​asked ⁠an official at ⁠the Iranian embassy in Stockholm to ​leave the country, ⁠citing activity ⁠incompatible with ​the Vienna ​Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

The ‌ministry did not specify the ⁠nature of the activity in its ⁠statement.

The ‌Vienna ⁠convention defines ​the ‌rules and ​privileges of ⁠diplomatic missions.

(Reporting by Essi Lehto, editing by Stine ​Jacobsen)