Iran orders closure of German language institute in Tehran
The closure of the language school, which has been deemed to have "committed various illegal actions," comes after the closure of an Islamic Center in Hamburg in July. Germany summoned the Iranian ambassador in response. Judicial authorities in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Tuesday closed down two branches of German Language Institute (DSIT) in the city. According to Mizan, a news outlet affiliated with the Iranian judiciary, the branches had been designated "illegal centers affiliated with the German government" which had "breached Iranian law, committed various illegal actions and extensive financial violations." Eyewitnesses reported seeing security personnel cordoning off one branch in the Ekhtiareh district of northern Tehran, while images of a large police presence outside the language school were posted on social media. The DSIT was founded in 1995 by the German Embassy in Tehran and describes itself on its website as "one of the leading inst...