Iran: Espionage Judgments Charge Relationship – Ambassador Appointed

In the dispute with Germany, Iran has summoned the German Ambassador Axel Dittmann. Tehran’s protest against the “contemptuous attitude of certain German officials” should be transmitted to him, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported, citing a foreign ministry representative.

Director General Aliresa Jussefi says the allegations against Iran are an attempt to disguise German support for the US and Israeli war against the country. A few hours earlier, the Federal Foreign Office summoned the Iranian Ambassador.

The reason for this was the sentences against two men who, according to the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, were working on behalf of the Iranian intelligence service. The court sentenced a 54-year-old to eight and a 43-year-old to four and a half years in prison.

The two men living in Denmark are said to have spied on the President of the Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, and the President of the German-Israeli Society, Volker Beck. It was also about an attempted involvement in murder and serious arson.

Iran also appoints the EU Ambassador to Tehran, Irish Aidan Cronin, according to state media. With this, the government wanted to protest against a series of “groundless” accusations.

Jussefi blamed the EU for the tense situation in West Asia and the Persian Gulf. The situation is the result of an “irresponsible policy” of the European Union. Ireland currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU.