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.
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.
The Iranian minister was responding to his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, who renewed her country’s pledge to be the voice of Iranians “as long as necessary,” as she mentioned names of several protesters believed to have been killed by Iranian government forces.
In a tweet thread on Wednesday, Baerbock also announced that Berlin was working on a fresh package of sanctions against the Islamic Republic while seeking an investigation by the UN Human Rights Council to hold Iranian officials accountable.
