The German government has had enough of the Iranian regime’s assets operating in Germany. They are closing all three of Iran’s consulates in Germany in protest at the execution of a German/Iranian dual national who had been dubiously convicted by the Iranian government of terrorism.

Deutsche Welle reports:

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Thursday announced that three Iranian consulates are to be closed in Germany in response to the execution of German-Iranian dual national Jamshid Sharmahd.

The consulates are in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.

“We have repeatedly and unequivocally made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences,” Baerbock said, announcing the closures.

Baerbock also said Germany would seek EU-wide sanctions against those involved in Sharmahd’s execution. The minister said this included the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

She condemned Iran for playing politics with hostages, accusing Tehran of seeking to use Germany’s support for Israel in the widening Middle East conflict as a justification for Sharmahd’s killing.

“The fact that this assassination took place in the light of the latest developments in the Middle East shows that [Iran’s] dictatorial, unjust regime… does not act according to normal diplomatic logic,” Baerbock said.

“It is not without reason that our diplomatic relations are already at an all-time low,” she said.

“Further Germans are also being unfairly held. We are also deeply committed to them and continue to work tirelessly for their release,” she said.

The 32 consulate employees will lose their rights to live in Germany and must leave the country, unless they have German citizenship.

Well done Germany. This is decisive action against the Iranian Islamic regime. It’s the sort of robust action against the Iranian government, a government that has sponsored terrorism across the world, that many of us would like to see our own UK government do.