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Iran tells Swedish diplomat to leave country in 48 hours after Sweden expels Iranian embassy staffer
Iran ordered a Swedish diplomat to leave within 48 hours after Sweden expelled an Iranian embassy staffer over alleged security activities.
Iran on Thursday gave a Swedish diplomat in Tehran 48 hours to leave the country after Sweden expelled a staff member from the Iranian embassy in Stockholm.
The Swedish ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in Tehran to protest against the Swedish decision, which is "unjustified and contrary to international law", Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement broadcast by state television.
Swedish authorities had on Wednesday accused Iran of having long "conducted activities that threaten security in and against Sweden, targeting both individuals who oppose the Iranian regime and various Jewish and Israeli interests in our country".