Police secures the area at the "Zentrum der islamischen Kultur Frankfurt e.V." after Germany's interior ministry has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organizations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals in Frankfurt, Germany, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Maximilian Schwarz
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador in Tehran on Wednesday over Berlin's decision to ban the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Germany's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had banned the organisation and its subsidiaries.
The German ministry said the IZH acted as a direct representative of Iran's Supreme Leader and sought to bring about an Islamic revolution in Germany that would create theocratic rule.
The IZH was not available for comment by phone on Wednesday morning, and its website was not accessible to the public.
(Reporting by Elwely Elwelly; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
