Iran begins trial of Swedish EU employee detained in 2022


STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An Iranian court has begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who was detained last year, Sweden's foreign minister said on Saturday.

"I have been informed that the trial of Johan Floderus has begun in Tehran," Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told Swedish news agency TT.

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