US EditionGermany orders 3 Iranian consulates to shut after an Iranian German prisoner is executed
- Germany has ordered the closure of all Iranian consulates in the country after the execution of a German-Iranian dual citizen by Tehran.
- Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated, "We have repeatedly made it clear to Iran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences" as she announced the closures.
- The Iranian embassy in Berlin and the German embassy in Tehran will remain open despite the consulate closures.
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Germany to close Iranian consulates over execution
BERLIN — Germany will close the three Iranian consulates on its soil in response to the execution of German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Thursday. “We have repeatedly and unequivocally made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences,” Baerbock said, announcing the closure of the consulates in Frankfurt, Munich, and Hamburg in a televised announcement. The executio…
Germany closes 3 Iranian consulates following Iran's execution of German Iranian national
Germany will close three Iranian consulates in response to Iran’s announcement of the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German Iranian national and a U.S. resident, earlier this week. "We have repeatedly and unequivocally made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Thursday in announcing the closure of the consulates in Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg…
It is a diplomatic break between Iran and Germany. After the execution in the Islamic Republic of Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United States and had been captured in Dubai in 2020, Berlin decided to close the Iranian consulates in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. The news was announced by the Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, who then spoke of relations between the two States “at the lowest level ever.” Sharmahd, 69…
Germany's foreign minister condemns Iran for using foreigners as hostages in a political game.
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