Berlin summons Iran ambassador over execution of German-Iranian
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6RTMG)
Daughter of Jamshid Sharmahd says family let down by US and German governments' failure to save him
Germany has recalled its ambassador to Tehran and summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Berlin in protest over the execution of a German-Iranian dual national, Jamshid Sharmahd, accused of terrorism by Iran.
His daughter, Gazelle Sharmahd, who had pressed the German and US governments hard to save him, said she and her brother felt let down by the failure of both governments to do more. Sharmahd was executed on Monday.
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