Iran slams Netherlands 'unconstructive' expulsion of embassy staffers
Tehran (KNA) - Iran has slammed an "unconstructive" move by the Netherlands to deport two Iranian embassy staffers, saying the Islamic Republic reserves the right to take a reciprocal measure.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran regards this decision as an unconstructive measure in relations between the two countries," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the Dutch intelligence service AIVD on Friday said that the country had expelled two "persons accredited to the Iranian embassy" but refused to provide any further information.
According to a European government official and a Western intelligence source, the expulsions occurred more than two months ago. Dutch state broadcaster NOS said the expulsions were on June 7.
Qassemi said following the expulsions, the Iranian foreign minister's special assistant in political affairs summoned the Dutch ambassador to Tehran to express Iran's protest over "this unfriendly move."
Source: PressTV