Germany weighs new sanctions against Iran - Der Spiegel 1/21/2018 9:26:14 AM Chancellor Angela Merkels Germany is reportedly weighing levying new sanctions against Iran Reuters, January 20 2018  - Germany is lobbying among European allies to agree new sanctions against Iran in an attempt to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from terminating an international deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday. The report cited diplomats in Brussels as saying that Germany was pushing for new sanctions together with Britain and France to show the United States that European allies were taking Trump’s criticism against Iran seriously. A German foreign ministry spokeswoman and another government spokesman both declined to comment on the report. Germany wants to punish Iran for its missile program and its meddling in conflicts in other Middle East countries, such as the war in Yemen and Syria, the report said. Above all, ...