Pressure grows on German for tough stand on Iran 1/11/2018 11:01:20 AM German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel European anger over Iran grows despite Brussels invite for Tehran's foreign minister The National, Jan. 9, 2018  - The German government is under intense political pressure to tough its stance on Iran as opposition politicians demanded prosecution of a senior cleric who is visiting the country and Tehran's ambassador was confronted with allegations of spy-ring run by Tehran. As Germany's Sigmar Gabriel and other European foreign ministers meet with Iran's Javad Zarif on Thursday in Brussels, there is a fierce controversy raging in Europe's largest nation over the deadly crackdown on protests that has killed 22. Berlin revealed it had summoned Ali Majedi, Iran’s ambassador to deliver a reprimand against Tehran's spying on individuals and groups. The Foreign Ministry...

Joint Statement on Syria Chemical Weapons by Foreign Secretary of Four Major Countries 11/9/2017 6:56:15 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print From left, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC November 8, 2017 ________________________________________ On October 26, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations  Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), a body established by unanimous decision of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), concluded that the Assad regime is responsible for the use of sarin in Khan Shaykhun on 4 April 2017. We have full trust in the JIM’s findings, its professionalism and independence. The Syrian regime violated international law, including the Chemical Weapons Convention. We condemn this heinous act and demand that the Syrian regime immedi...