Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the German ambassador to Tehran, Hans Udo Muzel, over Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s support for the ongoing protests in his country following the death of Mahsa Amini.
The ministerial portfolio has blamed Germany for the possible future crisis in bilateral relations between the two countries due to the effect of the «interventionist and unconstructive comments of the German Chancellor».
In this sense, it has assured that the Government of the country is supervising the measures to give «an appropriate response based on national interests», according to the Irna news agency.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Sunday described Scholz’s comments as «provocative, meddlesome and undiplomatic», which sabotage the historic relationship between the two countries.
«We recommend the German government to find a way back to discretion to avoid further disruption of bilateral relations,» said Kanaani, whose government has cleared the security forces of responsibility and blamed most of the protests on the actions of foreign powers.
In a podcast, Scholz sharply criticized the Iranian government’s handling of the protests over the death in custody of young Mahsa Amini, which according to NGOs have left around 330 people dead as a result of repression.
«What kind of government is it that fires on its own people?» questioned Scholz, before adding that anyone who acts like this should expect resistance.
