Iran has summoned the German ambassador to lodge protest, against UN Human Rights Council's decision, to probe Iran’s response to nationwide protests, in the wake of the resolution co-sponsored by Berlin.

It is the third time since the demonstrations started more than two months ago that Tehran has called in Berlin’s representative to the Islamic Republic.

The state news agency IRNA said Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had called in Germany’s ambassador, Hans-Udo Muzel, following the initiative of Germany to hold a special session of the UN rights council “about the recent events in our country.