The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic temporarily closed its embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. The reason is the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Iran, which It prompted Slovak diplomacy to proceed to the full evacuation of the embassy. Its remaining workers leave Iran’s territory on Friday. TASR informed the Communication Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (MZvez) SR.
The head of Slovak diplomacy Juraj Blanár (Smer-SD) on the temporary closure of the Slovak Embassy in Iran, according to a statement, decided on Thursday. The measure will run until the overall safety conditions in Iran are assessed as favorable for the return of diplomatic staff.
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In recent days, Slovakia has evacuated dozens of Slovaks and citizens of other countries from the Middle East. This happened in response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
Israel started attacks on Iran a week ago, with already hit the main Iranian nuclear complex to enrich uranium in Nananza. Several nuclear scientists and dozens of civilians also died in his attacks. The Jewish State claims that The aim of his operation in Iran is to prevent the Islamic Republic to get a nuclear weapon. But Tehran denies that he would strive to get it.
Both sides continued to attack the eighth day. Iran’s highest spiritual leader Ali Khamenei before He refused potential negotiations with Washington and warned that if the United States attacks Iran, “undoubtedly suffer irreparable harm”.
