Is Germany Asking Too Much of Iran
BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful today called on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international traffic and abandon its nuclear program, during a telephone conversation with the head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi.
TL;DR
- German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful urged Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Wadeful also called on Iran to abandon its nuclear program.
- Germany supports a negotiated solution and shares the US goal of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
- Iran has partially closed the Strait of Hormuz following attacks by the US and Israel.
- Iran denies developing nuclear weapons and claims its uranium enrichment is for civilian use.