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Iran Expels Swedish Diplomat in Retaliation for Stockholm Expulsion

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Iran Expels Swedish Diplomat in Retaliation for Stockholm Expulsion

πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ STOCKHOLM β€” Sweden expelled first; now Tehran closes the loop symmetrically. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Iran's reciprocal expulsion is procedural tit-for-tat, but the timing matters: both countries just narrowed each other's diplomatic channel simultaneously. Tehran loses one more European post for IRGC-adjacent operations; Sweden loses its eyes in Iran at a moment when backchannel intelligence on nuclear and proxy activity is most needed.

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