Iran summoned the German ambassador, whose country holds the rotating Presidency of the EU Council, and the French ambassador on Sunday 13 December, following Europe’s condemnation of the execution of the Iranian journalist Rouhollah Zam.
The latter had been found guilty of playing a role in the wave of protests that affected dozens of Iranian cities between 28 December 2017 and 3 January 2018.
The day before, the spokesman for the European External Action Service had condemned the...