Germany recalls ambassador to Iran over execution of German-Iranian national

FILE - Jamshid Sharmahd attends the first hearing of his trial in Tehran on Feb. 6, 2022. (Photo by Koosha Mahshid Falahi / Mizan News Agency / AFP)

Germany has recalled its ambassador to Iran over the reported execution of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd and summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires to voice Berlin's protest against the killing, the German foreign office said on Tuesday.