Italy temporarily closes embassy in Tehran

ROME: Rome is temporarily closing its embassy in Tehran and moving staff to Azerbaijan, Italy’s foreign minister said Thursday.
“We have decided for security reasons to temporarily close our embassy in Tehran, and move the personnel to Baku,” Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told journalists at the Senate.
His spokesman confirmed the closure to AFP but stressed Italy “has not broken off diplomatic relations.”
The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on Saturday, prompting it to retaliate across the region.
Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that several explosions were heard in Tehran on Thursday morning.