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Iran warns Germany over crackdown criticism  

The Islamic Republic was unsettled by international criticism over its suppression of nearly two months of protests, with its security forces now attacking people dancing in defiance of theocratic rules.  
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian looks on during a press conference in Tehran on July 20, 2022.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned Germany of a “proportionate and firm” response, as Berlin pushed to rally European states against Tehran’s crackdown on anti-government protesters. 

Amir-Abdollahian dismissed Germany’s approach as “provocative, interventionist and undiplomatic,” and spoke of “long-term consequences” in bilateral ties. 

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