Germany rejected an appeal by US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday for Europeans to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal and isolate Tehran. Heiko Maas fired back after harsh criticism from US Vice President Mike Pence of some of Washington’s closest European allies. According to AP, Maas told a conference of world leaders and […]

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Mon. that consultations between Germany, France, the UK and the European Union have led to agreement on setting up the Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with Iran soon. “As far as the special purpose vehicle is concerned: it will be registered, it has not yet been registered, but I would say […]

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told Mehr News correspondent that his country has provided Iraq with over 1.5 billion euro worth of financial aid to help with its reconstruction process. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas travelled to Baghdad on 17 December to hold talks with President Barham Salih, Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi and Foreign Minister Ali Al-Hakim, with […]

 Heiko Maas considered the INF Treaty one of the most crucial agreements on arms to keep the world away from another arms race, yet outlined that further regulatory pacts like this should be reworked. In a guest column for the magazine Der Spiegel, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the INF Treaty banning ground-based medium-range […]

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas again took aim at US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in a speech on Monday, branding his policies towards Europe “irritating”. “Obviously it irritates us when President Trump describes Europe as an enemy of the USA in the same breath as Russia and China or calls NATO into question almost […]

Europe should set up payment systems independent of the US if it wants to save the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers that was abandoned by President Donald Trump, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. “That’s why it is indispensable that we strengthen European autonomy by creating payment channels that are independent of […]

TEHRAN – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said that his country along with other European powers will fight for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, to keep it alive, even without the U.S. Maas told German newspaper Passauer Neue Presse in an interview on Wednesday that Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose […]

Germany is ready to support Iran in restoring its economy and also, to continue bilateral trades, as long as Iran adheres to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. “We will continue to make efforts to fulfill Iran’s hopes for economic recovery and good trade relations as long as […]

TEHRAN – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday that he was not surprised by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s attack on the Iran nuclear deal, before adding, “We do not see at this time a better alternative.” Maas also said he will travel to Washington to meet Pompeo to discuss Washington’s stance […]