Tehran accused Berlin of “interventionism” and “unfounded statements”. Ambassador Muzel has been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran several times in recent weeks.
In Iran, people across the country have been protesting against the country’s political leadership for more than two months. The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday decided to launch an independent investigation into the continued violence by the Iranian security apparatus against peaceful demonstrators. Germany and Iceland had tabled a similar resolution.
Recently, the tone between Tehran and Berlin had tightened. German government officials had repeatedly criticized the violent crackdown on the protests. The clear position of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is a thorn in Tehran’s side. Senior Iranian diplomats recently described Germany as a “regime”. Many Iranian security officials and politicians have also been subject to EU sanctions since the protests broke out.
The mass protests were provoked by the death of Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini in mid-September. She died in police custody after being arrested for violating the Islamic dress code. At least 450 demonstrators were killed and about 18,000 demonstrators arrested, according to human rights activists.
(SDA)