TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry summoned on Monday the German ambassador to Tehran, Hans-Udo Muzel, over German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s “meddlesome” remarks about Iran.

Muzel was summoned by the head of the Foreign Ministry’s Western Europe Department.

During the meeting with Muzel, the Iranian official presented Iran’s “vehement protest” over the “destructive approaches of Germany toward Iran’s internal developments,” according to Fars News.

This is the second time the German ambassador being summoned in relation to Iran’s unrest in less than a month. 

Tensions between Iran and Europe have been on the rise over the last few weeks due to the wave of unrest that engulfed Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini.

On Monday, the UK and the European Union slapped new sanctions against Iran over alleged violations of human rights.

The EU imposed sanctions on 29 Iranian individuals and three entities. The UK sanctioned 24 Iranian individuals.