{
  "id": 8034216,
  "title": "Iran expels Swedish diplomat in tit-for-tat after Stockholm's move",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/iran-expels-swedish-diplomat-in-tit-for-tat-after-stockholms-move",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/iran-expels-swedish-diplomat-in-tit-for-tat-after-stockholm-move"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran has expelled a Swedish diplomat from its territory within 48 hours, following Sweden's recent expulsion of an Iranian diplomat from its Stockholm embassy. The order came after the recent decision by Sweden to restrict the activities of an Iranian diplomat, which Tehran deemed \"baseless\" and linked to alleged Israeli influence. The Iranian foreign ministry, through its director-general for Western Europe Alireza Yousofi, summoned the Swedish ambassador in Tehran to deliver the reciprocal expulsion and express Iran's protest against Sweden's \"destructive policies\" and its hosting of terrorist groups. Iran warned that any disruption to the embassy's activities would hold Sweden accountable under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Sweden's foreign ministry had previously summoned the Iranian ambassador in Stockholm, accusing one of the embassy's diplomats of engaging in \"improper activities\" incompatible with diplomatic norms. The two nations have a history of diplomatic disputes, including a prisoner swap in June 2024 involving two Swedish citizens and a former Iranian prison official. In July 2025, Sweden joined several other countries in accusing Iran of orchestrating plots to threaten, abduct, and harass dissidents, journalists, and activists abroad.",
  "summary": "Tehran summoned Sweden's ambassador and ordered one of its diplomats to leave within 48 hours after Stockholm expelled an Iranian embassy official for activities \"incompatible with the Vienna Convention.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Iran expels Swedish diplomat after Tehran accused of security threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/iran-expels-swedish-diplomat-after-tehran-accused-of-security-threats",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:27:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Iran tells Swedish diplomat to leave country in 48 hours after Sweden expels Iranian embassy staffer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/iran-tells-swedish-diplomat-to-leave-country-in-48-hours-after-sweden",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:27:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}