Germany recalls ambassador from Iran as it protests the execution of an Iranian German prisoner

Germany has protested to Iran complete nan execution of Iranian German captive Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived successful nan U.S. and was kidnapped successful Dubai successful 2020 by Iranian information forces

BERLIN -- Germany protested to Iran connected Tuesday complete nan execution of Iranian German captive Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived successful nan U.S. and was kidnapped successful Dubai successful 2020 by Iranian information forces, and recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations.

The Foreign Ministry wrote connected nan societal web X that Iran's complaint d'affaires successful Berlin was summoned to perceive “our crisp protest” against Tehran's action and added that it reserves nan correct to return “further measures.” It didn't elaborate.

At nan aforesaid time, German Ambassador Markus Potzel “protested successful nan strongest position against nan execution of Jamshid Sharmahd" to nan Iranian overseas minister, it said. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock past recalled him to Berlin for consultations.

Sharmahd, 69, was put to death successful Iran connected Monday connected coercion charges, nan country’s judiciary said. That followed a 2023 proceedings that Germany, nan U.S. and world authorities groups dismissed arsenic a sham.

He was 1 of respective Iranian dissidents overseas successful caller years either tricked aliases kidnapped backmost to Iran arsenic Tehran began lashing retired aft nan illness of its 2015 atomic woody pinch world powers including Germany.

Iran accused Sharmahd, who lived successful Glendora, California, of readying a 2008 attack connected a mosque that killed 14 group — including 5 women and a kid — and wounded complete 200 others, arsenic good arsenic plotting different assaults done nan little-known Kingdom Assembly of Iran and its Tondar militant wing.

Iran besides accused Sharmahd of “disclosing classified information” connected rocket sites of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard during a tv programme successful 2017.

His family disputed nan allegations and had worked for years to spot him freed.

Sharmahd had been successful Dubai successful 2020, trying to recreation to India for a business woody involving his package company. He hoped to get a connecting formation contempt nan coronavirus pandemic disrupting world travel.

Sharmahd’s family received their past connection from him connected July 28, 2020. It’s unclear really nan abduction happened. But search information showed that Sharmahd’s mobile telephone traveled southbound from Dubai to nan metropolis of Al Ain connected July 29, crossing nan separator into Oman. On July 30, search information showed nan mobile telephone traveled to nan Omani larboard metropolis of Sohar, wherever nan awesome stopped.

Two days later, Iran announced it had captured Sharmahd successful a “complex operation.” The Intelligence Ministry published a photograph of him blindfolded.

Germany expelled 2 Iranian diplomats successful 2023 complete Sharmahd’s decease sentence.