Iran: Budapest expels students over quarantine spat


Issue 1101 - 24 Apr 2020 | 1 minute read

Tehran has criticised a decision by the Hungarian authorities to expel 17 Iranian students for allegedly violating quarantine procedures designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) on 9 April that the decision was “deeply regrettable” and “inexcusable”.

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