Overview
- Berlin’s Foreign Office confirmed on Tuesday that the German envoy was summoned, giving no further details.
- State media said Ambassador Axel Dittmann received a “sharp protest” at Iran’s Foreign Ministry and would convey Tehran’s displeasure to Berlin.
- About 250,000 people protested in Munich on Saturday against Iran’s leadership, with exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi addressing the crowd.
- German politicians including Marie‑Agnes Strack‑Zimmermann and Armin Laschet expressed solidarity with the movement, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz had sharply criticized Tehran in January.
- Death tolls from unrest in Iran late last year and early this year remain disputed, with authorities citing over 3,000 and HRANA reporting more than 7,000, while Tehran blames the United States and Israel for fomenting violence.