Iran has expelled a German diplomat for "non-diplomatic activities", the Foreign Ministry said, confirming a German news agency report.

The DPA news agency reported on Saturday a German diplomat had been ordered to leave Iran, in what may be retaliation for the expulsion of an Iranian diplomat from Germany in July.

Berlin said only that a diplomat had left Tehran.

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