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Offline TomSea

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Albania expels 2 Iranian diplomats for security reasons
« on: January 15, 2020, 05:05:25 pm »
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Albania expels 2 Iranian diplomats for security reasons
By LLAZAR SEMINIDecember 19, 2018

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania said Wednesday that it has expelled two Iranian diplomats for allegedly engaging in illegal activities that threaten the country’s security.

A spokesman from the Foreign Ministry told The Associated Press that the two diplomats were expelled for “violating their diplomatic status.” The spokesman said the move followed talks with other countries, including Israel.

A tweet from President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, provided the first report that Albania had expelled the Iranian ambassador.

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Re: Albania expels 2 Iranian diplomats for security reasons
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2020, 05:25:47 pm »
The one good that came from all those years of Communism in Albania is that it pretty much eliminated Islam as a major factor in that country.