Germany orders 3 Iranian consulates to shut after an Iranian German prisoner is executed

The Independent

The Independent

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Iranian authorities executed 69-year-old Sharmahd on Monday, claiming he was guilty of terrorism offenses, Iran's judiciary reported.
Newsweek
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The decision to close the Iranian consulates in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, announced by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, leaves the Islamic Republic with only its embassy in Berlin.
Newsmax
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The execution announced on Monday had already provoked tit-for tat diplomatic expulsions, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz calling it a “scandal”.
Gulf News
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In 2023, Iranian authorities convicted Sharmahd of “corruption on earth” and sentenced him to death for his alleged role in leading a pro-monarchist group accused of orchestrating a 2008 bombing in Iran’s Fars province that killed 14 people and injured over 200.
The Jerusalem Post

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