Germany has ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in the country in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United States and was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces.

The German foreign office has urged citizens to leave Iran to avoid the risk of being held hostage. It comes amid the fallout over the execution of German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd. Germany's closure of Iran's consulates in the country effectively serves as a "sanction" against Iranians residing in Germany,

The rare step of closing the consulates reflected German protests over the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, an outspoken opponent of the Iranian regime.