Iran summons German envoy over EU condemning dissident’s execution

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry Sunday summoned Germany’s envoy to protest the EU’s condemnation of the execution of an opposition figure, describing it as an “unacceptable interference” in Tehran’s affairs, state media reported.
Ruhollah Zam was hanged on Saturday after Iran’s supreme court upheld his death sentence passed in June over his role in protests during the winter of 2017-18, among other charges.
The EU in a statement on Saturday condemned the execution in the “strongest terms” and emphasised its “irrevocable opposition to the use of capital punishment”.