Omid Nouripour, the vice‑president of the German Bundestag and a member of the Greens, urged the federal government to strengthen its efforts against Iranian regime structures operating in Germany and to give much stronger support to the Iranian opposition.
Speaking to “Welt am Sonntag”, Nouripour said the pressure on Tehran‑linked groups had to be raised. He called on Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the CSU to issue a ban on activists who work for the Iranian leadership. “It is intolerable that on Al‑Quds Day-a day that last week saw another wave of mobilisation in Germany-propaganda calling for the destruction of Israel is openly spread and anti‑Semitism is promoted” he said. The parliamentarian, who was born in Tehran, added that this kind of rhetoric should be met with a firm response.
Nouripour also highlighted the need to tackle the financial networks that sustain the Iranian regime within Germany, pointing to alleged Iranian management of several hotels in Frankfurt. “They are money‑printing machines for the system” he explained. Berlin must, he insisted, make its opposition to the regime more visible and decisive.
He cited the recent brutal beating of Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, while she was imprisoned in Iran a few weeks ago, noting the lack of any German government reaction. “The dissidents represent the only chance for change in the system” Nouripour said.
