Prague has summoned its ambassador in Tehran for consultations, signaling discontent with Iran’s recent actions in the region. The move comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following a series of attacks and retaliatory strikes.
Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka initiated the recall of Ambassador Vítězslav Grepl, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The embassy in Tehran will continue to operate under the leadership of a chargé d’affaires.
“In connection with Iranian hostile and unprovoked actions against countries in the Gulf that are not part of the conflict, as well as against our other partners and allies, the Minister of Foreign Affairs decided to recall the Czech Ambassador to Tehran for consultations at headquarters,” said ministry spokesperson Adam Čörgö.
The recall of an ambassador for consultations is a standard diplomatic step taken to express a state’s dissatisfaction with the relationship with another country. The Czech Republic employed a similar tactic in 2022, when then-Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský recalled the ambassadors to Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine.
Despite the recall, diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and Iran will not be severed. “The Czech Embassy in Tehran remains fully functional under the leadership of the chargé d’affaires,” Čörgö added.
Ambassador Grepl assumed his post in Tehran last year. He previously served as ambassador to China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. He also headed the Department for Asian and Pacific Countries and the Section for Non-European Countries and Development Cooperation at the ministry’s headquarters.
The current conflict in the Middle East began with U.S. And Israeli strikes against Iran on the morning of Saturday, April 13, 2026. Iran shortly thereafter launched a military response, attacking Israel and U.S. Bases and other targets in the Persian Gulf region with rockets and drones.
