Tehran slams Berlin over criticism of terrorist’s execution
Araghchi: German passport provides no impunity to anyone
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday lambasted remarks by his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock criticizing Iranian authorities over the execution of dual national Jamshid Sharmahd.
“No terrorist enjoys impunity in Iran ... A German passport does not provide impunity to anyone, let alone a terrorist criminal,” Araghchi said in a post on X, urging Baerbock to stop “gaslighting.”
His remarks came after the German foreign minister in a statement condemned the execution of Sharmahd who was the ringleader of a US-based terror group behind a series of deadly attacks against Iran.
She said that Germany has repeatedly made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences.
Sharmahd was sentenced to death in 2023 for committing “corruption on earth” by planning and orchestrating the terrorist acts.
Sharmahd had for years, at the behest of his masters in Western intelligence agencies, designed and carried out a series terrorist attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran, said a statement by the Tehran Prosecutor-General’s Office on Monday.
Following the execution of Sharmahd, Germany on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to Iran and summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires to voice Berlin’s protest. Iran also summoned German ambassador in Tehran for Berlin’s meddling in Iran’s affairs.