Iran again summons U.K., German envoys: media

Iran has also summoned the French representative twice. Ambassadors from Australia, Norway and Denmark have also been called in over the protests

Iran on December 10 again called in the British Ambassador, marking the 15th time in less than three months a foreign envoy has been summoned, as protests shake the country.

The Foreign Ministry called in British ambassador Simon Shercliff, a day after his German counterpart, Hans-Udo Muzel, had to appear, the state news agency IRNA said.

This brings to at least 15 times in about 10 weeks the number of times envoys, almost all from Western countries, have been summoned.

"This is a reaction of Iranian diplomacy to unprecedented pressure against Iran," IRNA said.

Mr. Shercliff has now been summoned five times since the demonstrations sparked by the death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, 22.

She died in custody on September 16 after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code for women.

Iran calls the protests "riots" and says they have been encouraged by its foreign foes.