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Jastinder KHERA

Berlin, EU Vow Response After Tehran Executes German-Iranian

A picture of Jamshid Sharmahd with his daughter Gazelle Sharmahd (Credit: AFP)

Germany and the European Union on Tuesday strongly condemned Iran's execution of a 69-year-old German-Iranian dissident after years behind bars and warned they were considering retaliatory measures.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Jamshid Sharmahd's execution on Monday a "scandal" and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Iran's "inhumane regime" of "serious consequences".

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