Iran summons Sweden’s ambassador due to “interventionist statements” from the EU
Iran on Thursday summoned the Swedish ambassador to Tehran, whose country holds the EU presidency, over “interventionist statements” by EU officials regarding Iran’s internal affairs, state media reported.
“Interference in the internal affairs of countries is against all international rules and regulations, and the Islamic Republic of Iran definitely does not tolerate it,” an Iranian foreign ministry official told the Swedish ambassador, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
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The EU has joined other nations in condemning Iran’s crackdown on months of protests.
The demonstrations, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini following her arrest by Tehran’s morality police in mid-September, have called for the overthrow of the regime, posing one of the most significant challenges to the Islamic republic since its founding in 1979.
Iranian authorities see the protests as “riots” supported by foreign powers and have so far executed four protesters.
According to human rights groups, hundreds of people have been killed by security forces during the protests and thousands have been arrested.
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