Scholz condemns Iran for executing German national

“We have repeatedly made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German national will have serious consequences,” Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, said in a post on X.

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz meanwhile called on the government to chance course in its dealings with Iran.  

“The ‘quiet diplomacy’ approach with Iran has failed. The Iranian ambassador must be expelled. The downgrading of diplomatic relations to chargé d’affaires level is appropriate,” the Christian Democratic Union boss said in a post on X.

Merz also urged ruling politicians to tighten sanctions against Tehran at the European level and impose concrete measures against the public prosecutors, courts and security authorities responsible for Sharmahd’s killing.