Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Germany's ambassador, Axel Dittmann, following a court ruling in Hamburg that found two men guilty of plotting to assassinate leaders of Jewish organizations allegedly on Tehran's behalf. The Iranian authorities strongly condemned Berlin's actions, dismissing the legal proceedings as "baseless political allegations" designed to mount pressure on the country.
The diplomatic escalation began after the European regime summoned Iran's ambassador, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, over claims that Tehran orchestrated an assassination plot targeting two prominent pro-Israel public figures in Germany. In response, the Iranian Foreign Ministry released a statement asserting that leveraging security-related accusations has long been a standard tactic employed by the Israeli regime and select Western nations to damage Iran's international standing.
The controversy stems from a Hamburg court ruling that sentenced a Danish national to eight and a half years in prison and an Afghan accomplice to four and a half years for planning attacks against prominent figures within the German Jewish community. While the presiding judge claimed the operation was steered by Iranian intelligence services, Tehran has consistently rejected the accusations, calling them unfounded fabrications orchestrated by its adversaries.
Source: www.aljazeera.com