BERLIN (AP) — Germany protested to Iran on Tuesday over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, and recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations.
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Germany recalls ambassador from Iran as it protests the execution of an Iranian German prisoner
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All 3 Iranian Consulates in Germany ordered shut after execution of Iranian German prisoner
BERLIN (AP) — Germany protested to Iran on Tuesday over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, and recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations.
Berlin said it condemns the execution of the German-Iranian software developer "in the strongest possible terms." The German ambassador to Iran has also been recalled.
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has ordered the closure of all three Iranian Consulates in the country in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United States and was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces.
Berlin said relations between the nations are at "an all-time low" after Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen and U.S. resident, was executed on disputed charges.
