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Albania severs diplomatic ties with Iran over cyberattack

A policeman stands guard outside the Iranian Embassy in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, September 7, 2022. © Franc Zhurda, AP

Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country's embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday.

The move by NATO member Albania was the first known case of a country cutting diplomatic relations over a cyberattack.

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