Vienna envoy seeks Swiss asylum for family, second Iranian diplomat to do so

Iran's Vienna-based chargé d’affaires, Gholamreza Derikvand, has left his post and is seeking asylum for himself and his family in Switzerland, according to Iran International. The report notes this marks the second Iranian diplomat to do so after Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad in Geneva, with Iran’s Foreign Ministry reportedly not commenting and officials avoiding discussion due to fears of intelligence agencies.