About 30 Iranian ancient items that were illegally taken out of the country will be sent to Tehran in the coming days after being discovered in Austria and handed over to the Iranian Embassy in Vienna. In July 2016, it was announced that a number of ancient items belonging to Iran had been illegally smuggled out of the country into Austria. In cooperation with Interpol Austria, the International Police of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, and the NAJA International Police, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the items were handed over to the Iranian Embassy in Vienna.