The head of the EU foreign service has demanded that Iran release a European diplomat “illegally detained” for more than 500 days, confirming the Swedish man’s identity a day after his incarceration was disclosed.
Johan Floderus, a Swedish citizen who works for the European External Action Service, the EU’s diplomatic service, was detained in Iran last year while on a private visit, the New York Times reported on Monday.
While many western countries have accused Tehran of detaining private citizens, particularly dual nationals, for the purpose of alleged “hostage diplomacy”, imprisoning a western diplomat is rare.
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