German diplomat told to leave Iran in apparent expulsion
A German diplomat has been ordered to leave Iran, a German news agency said on Saturday, in what may be retaliation for the expulsion of an Iranian diplomat from Germany in July.
The Hamburg-based weekly Der Spiegel reported last month that an Iranian official was forced to leave Germany last summer after he tried to acquire components for Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. The German foreign ministry declined comment at the time and on Saturday a spokeswoman again declined to confirm the Spiegel report. (Reuters)
