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Iran expels German diplomats as row continues over death sentence

Iran has sentenced another dual European citizen, a German-Iranian man, to death in relation to a 2008 attack on a mosque.
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Iran expelled two German diplomats on Wednesday. 

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said the two diplomats were ordered to leave Iran due to Germany’s “irresponsible” interference in Iran’s judicial and internal affairs. Kanaani did not name the diplomats but noted the German ambassador in Iran had been summoned and informed of the decision, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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