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...