Iran summons German diplomat over ‘destructive remarks’
06 January 2020 |
6:44 am
Iran has summoned the German envoy to Tehran to protest "destructive remarks" made by German officials who said that the US airstrikes that killed Soleimani were in response to Iranian military provocations.
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