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By bne Tehran bureau Iran summoned the Hungarian ambassador to Tehran on October 15 to protest against new European Union sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities, the Iranian foreign ministry announced. Hungary currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, and its ambassador was called in to represent the bloc. Despite the ongoing tensions within the EU, Hungary has been the face of negotiations between the Iranians and Brussels in recent months due to the rotating presidency. The summons followed the EU’s announcement a day earlier of fresh sanctions targeting several Iranian perso…

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