Tehran rejects any role in plot to kill leaders of German Jewish groups

Tehran summons envoy in tit-for-tat move after Berlin summoned ambassador to Iran.Published On 19 Oct 202619 Oct 2026Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Germany’s ambassador after a court in Hamburg found two men guilty of plotting to kill two leaders of Jewish organisations at Tehran’s behest, accusing Berlin of leveling “baseless political allegations”.The decision to summon envoy Axel Dittmann came after Germany summoned the Iranian ambassador, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, on Monday over allegations that Tehran was behind the plot to assassinate the two pro-Israel public figures.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran expels two Germany diplomats in tit-for-tat movelist 2 of 3Man arrested for ‘spying’ for Iran before possible attacks in Germanylist 3 of 3Germany arrests three men suspected of targeting Jewish institutionsend of list“Levelling security-related accusations against Iran has long been a tactic employed by the Zionist regime and certain Western nations,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement broadcast by official news agency IRNA.“Attempting to provide a judicial face to baseless political claims not only fails to lend any credibility to such a...