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Denmark summons Iranian ambassador over controversial divorce reports

Danish media reported that imams are forcing Iranian women in Denmark to accept divorce terms, and Denmark's foreign minister thinks Iran may be involved.

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Denmark's Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod at his office in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 24, 2020. Kofod has summoned the Iranian ambassador to Denmark. — IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

Denmark has summoned Iran’s ambassador following local media reports that the Iranian Embassy is involved in controversial divorces in the European country.

The Danish government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

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