ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iran on Monday summoned the German ambassador in Tehran in response to German accusations of alleged Iranian links to “assassination attempts” targeting two Jewish people in Germany, with Tehran describing Berlin’s measure as an “absurd stance.”

Germany’s foreign ministry on Monday accused Iran of involvement in “assassination attempts” targeting two Jewish people in Germany and summoned the Iranian ambassador, saying Berlin would not allow Tehran to threaten social freedoms.

“We had already previously advocated for the masterminds behind Iranian assassination attempts worldwide and the oppressors of the Iranian civilian population, the Revolutionary Guards, to finally be added to the EU’s terrorist list,” the ministry said in a post on X.

Soon after, Iran’s foreign ministry summoned German Ambassador to Tehran Axel Dittmann.

The ministry described the remarks as “repeated baseless accusations by German officials against Iran.”

The allegations and summoning of the Iranian ambassador aim to “divert attention” from the German government’s involvement in the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran, the Iranian ministry claimed, warning that Berlin would bear legal responsibility.

Iran has frequently summoned Western ambassadors in Tehran in response to statements deemed defamatory to Tehran.

On the same day, Tehran also summoned the Irish ambassador in Tehran over “unsubstantiated” claims about Iran made by EU officials during Ireland's hosting of the rotating EU presidency in Dublin.

The foreign ministry expressed “condemnation of the European Union's irresponsible policies regarding the current situation in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz.”

In mid-October, Iran summoned the UK ambassador after the British government’s accused Iran of involvement in a foiled plot to target the RAF Fairford airbase. Tehran demanded evidence to support the claims and warned that it would “reconsider bilateral relations.”

On September 27, suspicious activity involving three vehicles near the US-linked base in England's Gloucestershire prompted a major counter-terrorism probe and the evacuation of the surrounding neighborhood.

Six London-based British citizens were arrested in the September incident, including a UK-Iranian dual national; all men in their mid-20s were released on bail, drawing rebuke from Washington.

Earlier in October, the US confirmed that it had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the RAF Fairford following the September incident.