Sweden summons Iran envoy after reports of citizen’s death sentence

Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard answers journalists after a joint press conference of the Swedish Prime Minister and the Ukrainian President in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025. (FILE/AFP)

• Sweden summoned the Iranian ambassador this week following reports that a Swedish citizen had been sentenced to death in Iran, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday

STOCKHOLM: Sweden summoned the Iranian ambassador this week following reports that a Swedish citizen had been sentenced to death in Iran, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday.
“Sweden and the EU’s position on the death penalty is very clear. We always oppose it. Everywhere and regardless of circumstances, and this is well known. On Wednesday, the foreign ministry therefore summoned Iran’s ambassador to convey our protests against the sentence,” Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard told a press conference, while noting that the reports were still unconfirmed.