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Iran appoints German ambassador again

2022-11-28T09:15:40.495Z


The leadership in Tehran has been brutally cracking down on the protests in the country for months. It accuses western states of supporting the demonstration - and accuses Germany of "interventionism".


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The Iranian regime accuses the West of interfering in the ongoing protests in the country.

Now, after a special session in the UN Human Rights Council, Tehran has summoned the German Ambassador Hans-Udo Muzel again.

This was reported by the state news agency IRNA.

Iran accuses Germany of "interventionism" and "baseless statements".

Ambassador Muzel has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Tehran several times in recent weeks.

Other Western countries are also said to be involved in the protests.

That's what the Iranian Foreign Ministry claims.

Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said in the morning that there was evidence of interference in the demonstrations.

Canaani was not concrete.

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 decided on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the continued violence by the Iranian security apparatus against peacefully demonstrating people.

Germany and Iceland had submitted a corresponding resolution.

Tensions between Baerbock and Tehran

Recently, the tone between Tehran and Berlin had sharpened.

German government officials had repeatedly criticized the violent crackdown on the protests.

The clear stance of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) is a thorn in the side of Tehran.

High-ranking 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 triggered by the death of the Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini in mid-September.

She died in police custody after being arrested for breaking Islamic dress codes.

According to estimates by human rights activists, at least 450 demonstrators were killed and around 18,000 protesters arrested.

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Source: spiegel

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