Peru severs diplomatic ties with Iran

Peru severs diplomatic ties with Iran Peru announced that it has decided to end diplomatic relations with Iran, as tensions in the Middle East escalate.  The country's foreign ministry said the decision was driven by Lima's "historic commitment to peace".   The statement added that Peru watched with growing concern "the deterioration of democratic values in Iran," including what it said was Tehran's "repression of peaceful demonstrations, the curtailment of freedom of the press,…