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Sweden Demands Probe into Iran Expert’s Alleged Ties

7/22/2025

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Sweden's Foreign Minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, is calling for an investigation into Rouzbeh Parsi, an Iran expert accused of ties to Iran's Foreign Ministry. With the Swedish Security Service identifying Iran as a major threat, worries grow over experts working with Iranian-affiliated think tanks, potentially overlooking the regime's human rights violations and support for terrorism.

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Sweden's Foreign Minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, is calling for an investigation into Rouzbeh Parsi, an Iran expert accused of ties to Iran's Foreign Ministry. With the Swedish Security Service identifying Iran as a major threat, worries grow over experts working with Iranian-affiliated think tanks, potentially overlooking the regime's human rights violations and support for terrorism.