Following the statements by the German chancellor Olaf Scholz towards the Islamic Republic, Hans-Udo Muzel the German ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the foreign ministry on Monday, the ministry reports, describing the chancellor’s statements as meddlesome and irresponsible.
During the session, the director general of the west European affairs of the foreign ministry ”condemned the irresponsible statement of the German official”.
He conveyed strong protest of the Islamic Republic of Iran “about Germany's destructive approach towards the domestic developments of Iran” to the German envoy.
The foreign ministry official said “the German side should bear the consequences of the continuation of such non-constructive statements and acts on the future of the mutual ties”.
He stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran is monitoring the stances and actions of the other sides with dignity and grandeur, taking into account its national interests, and will give them proportionate responses.
The German ambassador, for his part, said he will convey the message of the Islamic Republic of Iran to his government at the earliest.
During the meeting the formal notice of protest of the Islamic Republic was handed over to the German ambassador.
Earlier Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany, criticized Iran for Tehran's approach to the protests. Scholz said "Iran would receive additional sanctions for its brutal crackdown".
