Annalena Baerbock said Germany’s diplomatic relations with Iran had reached “more than a low point,” and urged EU members to do more at the European level.John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images

Berlin closes Iranian consulates after Tehran executes German national – POLITICO

31 Oct 2024, 15:27 · POLITICO

BERLIN — All Iranian consulates in Germany are to be closed following the execution of a German-Iranian dual citizen by Tehran, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Thursday.

Jamshid Sharmahd, an opposition activist, was sentenced to death in 2020 by the regime in Tehran on terror charges. He was executed on Monday.

“We have repeatedly made it clear to Iran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences,” Baerbock told reporters. “I have therefore decided to close the three Iranian consulates general in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and Hamburg.”