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Italy temporarily closes Tehran embassy, relocates staff to Azerbaijan

Italy is temporarily closing its embassy in Tehran and relocating staff to Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said.

“We have decided for security reasons to temporarily close our embassy in Tehran and move the personnel to Baku,” Tajani told journalists at the Senate.

A spokesperson confirmed the move to AFP, while stressing that Italy has not severed diplomatic relations with Iran.

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