TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – In reaction to expelling two Dutch diplomats from Tehran, Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the job was done to retaliate illegal expelling of Iranian diplomats from the Netherlands.

“The Netherlands on Monday recalled its ambassador to Iran,” he said adding that, “Dutch officials have announced that their decision to expel Iranian diplomats has not been relied on and specific document but just a political move.”

The expelled Dutch diplomats have already returned to the Netherlands.

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