Iranian arrest over Putin 'plot'

Mr Putin (r) attended the summit in Tehran despite the rumours

Reports from Iran say a person has been arrested for spreading a rumour that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be assassinated during a visit to Tehran.

The reports say the individual, who worked for a telecommunications company, was arrested last week.

Mr Putin went ahead with the visit in October despite the Kremlin saying it had uncovered a plot to kill him.

At the time, Iran described the threat as baseless and part of a psychological war being waged on Iran by the West.

Mr Putin became the first Russian leader to visit Iran. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin went there in 1943.

Reports of the arrest come from the semi-official Fars news agency and various Iranian newspapers.

There has been no comment from any official source.