Tánaiste orders evacuation of Irish embassy in Iran due to 'deteriorating situation'

Tanaiste Simon Harris said that officials in the Department of foreign affairs would “remain in contact with the small number of Irish citizens remaining in Iran”. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Irish embassy staff are being evacuated from Iran amid the “deteriorating situation” in the Middle East, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.

Mr Harris has confirmed the work of the embassy would now be taken over by officials at the department of foreign affairs in Dublin.