Sweden expels Iran embassy official

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

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