The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s director general for South Asia summoned the Afghan charge d'Affaires in Tehran on Tuesday to strongly protest against the attacks on the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul and the Iranian Consulate General in Herat. He reminded the Afghan charge d'Affaires of the responsibility of governments in ensuring the security of diplomatic missions, and called for legal action against those who attacked the Islamic Republic of Iran’s missions. The director general for South Asia also informed the Afghan Chargé d'Affaires that the consular sections of the missions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan have ceased their activities until further notice so that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan provides assurances that the Iranian missions are fully secured.