Iran has not yet made a decision on handing over the Afghan embassy/ the embassy's activities continue as before

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Tehran: yesterday, Tuesday, January 3, a media source announced the appointment of Fazl Mohammad Haqqani by the Islamic Emirate as the new head of this embassy, but the diplomats refused to hand over the embassy to him. This media claimed that this decision was made following the agreement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate with Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the new head of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul. Haqqani is in Tehran and is trying to take over the Afghan embassy. Iran's Fars news agency has also published another report based on hearsay that another diplomat from within the Afghan embassy has been introduced as the new head. Meanwhile, Fazl Mohammad Haqqani is the current first secretary of the Afghan Embassy in Tehran.
But an informed and reliable source inside the Afghan embassy in Tehran, in an interview with Ava reporter, confirmed that the issue of appointing a new head of the embassy is an issue that was raised in Kabul and a letter was sent to the Afghan embassy in Tehran. It has not been accepted by diplomats and employees of this embassy.
According to this source, this is a new issue that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate in Kabul directly informed the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran, therefore, the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran is not yet clear on this matter and a decision by this country regarding The delivery of the Afghan embassy has not been received.
This source has rejected and denied the alleged issue regarding the possible agreement between Hasan Kazemi Qomi, the new head of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the special representative of the presidency of this country for Afghanistan, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate.
Therefore, according to this source, the activities in the Afghan embassy in Tehran continue as usual with the current leadership and management.
This source noted that according to international laws, it is not possible to hand over the Afghan embassy in Tehran to the Islamic Emirate.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Special Representative of the President of this country in Afghanistan have not yet reacted to this case.
This is despite the fact that previously the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran rejected the possibility of entrusting the leadership of the Afghan embassy in Tehran to the Taliban until the recognition of this sovereignty, based on international laws and conventions, but reports indicate the introduction and activity of 3 diplomats have been in Tehran for more than eight months from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate.
Following the resignation of Abdul Ghafoor Liwal, the former ambassador of Afghanistan in Tehran, Abdul Qayyum Soleimani, the deputy ambassador, works as the head of this embassy. Last year, in a letter signed by Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, Suleimani was also agreed to be the head of the Afghan Embassy. Speaking to the media at that time, the acting head of the Afghan embassy announced the continuation of the embassy's work in accordance with international laws and conventions.