The Swiss embassy in Tehran remains open despite incessant US and Israeli bombing raids on the Iranian capital since Saturday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The foreign ministry confirmed this to the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS on Friday. Six Swiss nationals and 18 local employees are still working at the Swiss representation, said a foreign ministry spokesman. All are well, considering the circumstances, he added. Four employees with Swiss passports had already left Iran on March 3. All Swiss representations in the region have the necessary security and crisis management measures in place, the foreign ministry emphasised, pointing out that these arrangements are constantly being checked and adapted. + What can the thousands of Swiss citizens stranded in the Middle East do? After the Israeli and US military offensive against Iran and the subsequent retaliation by Tehran, thousands of Swiss citizens were stranded in several Gulf States. Some 5,200 ...
