The Italian ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast was quoted as saying by Mehr., while commenting on the arrest of two Iranian citizens in Italy. He said the country is focusing on the issue.
Information about their arrest reveals bad intentions, he added.
An Iranian state television journalist was arrested in Rome, Iranian news agencies reported earlier. According to several Iranian news agencies, Masuminedjad was arrested together with several other individuals. The police arrested them under the accusation of illegally exporting weapons to Iran, the international media outlets reported.