Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh, the former head of the banned Hamburg Islamic Centre, has left Germany following a deportation order issued due to his alleged links to extremist groups, including Hezbollah. Mofatteh, who had been given a deadline to leave the country, will face a 20-year re-entry ban and possible imprisonment if he returns. German authorities described the Islamic Centre as a propaganda front for Iran, and Mofatteh was considered a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. His departure comes amid heightened concerns over Islamist extremism in Germany, particularly after a recent deadly knife attack in Solingen. The German government is intensifying measures against extremism, including deporting convicted criminals and implementing stricter immigration controls. Iran has reacted to these developments by closing a German language institute in Tehran, signaling a diplomatic strain.