Germany summons Iranian envoy, urges citizens to leave Iran
German foreign ministry urged its citizens to leave Iran, saying the situation there is volatile and could change at any time
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday condemned Tehran's missile barrage fired at Israel the previous evening, and Berlin summoned the Iranian ambassador over the attack.
"The Iranian missile attacks on Israel must be condemned in the strongest possible terms," Scholz said, warning of "a further escalation of the already tense situation in the Middle East".
"Iran risks setting the entire region ablaze", he said in comments on social media platform X.
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Meanwhile, the German foreign ministry urged its citizens to leave Iran, saying the situation there is volatile and could change at any time.
Scholz meanwhile also said Berlin would continue its efforts to broker a truce between Israel and Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.
"Such a ceasefire must be the start of the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which clearly stipulates that Hezbollah must withdraw from the border area with Israel," he said.
The German leader reiterated a call for a Gaza ceasefire ahead of the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, which sparked the war in the Palestinian coastal territory.
The hostages' "fate must be an incentive for everyone to reach an agreement based on the proposals made by US President [Joe] Biden", he said.
