US EditionGermany orders 3 Iranian consulates to shut after an Iranian German prisoner is executed
- Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped by Iranian security forces in 2020.
- Jamshid Sharmahd, 69, was executed in Iran on terrorism charges, which Germany, the U.S., and rights groups labeled as a sham trial.
- The decision leaves the Islamic Republic with only its embassy in Berlin, indicating a significant downgrade in diplomatic relations.
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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…
Germany closes Iran's consulates after the execution of a German citizen: 'Relations at the lowest level ever'
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…
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