https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Some 80,000 people joined a Berlin rally Saturday in solidarity with women-led protests in Iran sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a police spokesman told AFP. https://www.thelocal.de/20221023/in-pictures-berlin-rally-for-iran-draws-80000 Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:18:51 +0200 in-pictures-berlin-rally-for-iran-draws-80000 A German-Afghan translator for the German army goes on trial Monday along with his wife on charges of treason for allegedly spying for Iran. https://www.thelocal.de/20200120/german-afghan-army-adviser-on-trial-for-spying-for-iran Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:57:06 +0100 german-afghan-army-adviser-on-trial-for-spying-for-iran Three Germans are among those believed to have died when a passenger plane bound for Kiev crashed in Iran in the early hours of Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200108/three-germans-on-board-ukranian-plane-that-crashed-in-iran-reports Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:34:26 +0100 three-germans-on-board-ukranian-plane-that-crashed-in-iran-reports German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, is visiting Tehran to try and convince his Iranian counterpart and career diplomat Javad Zarif to stay in 2015 nuclear deal after discoveries of increasing tensions within the country by the UN atomic watchdog. https://www.thelocal.de/20190610/german-foreign-minister-negotiates-nuclear-deal-with-irans Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:54:27 +0200 german-foreign-minister-negotiates-nuclear-deal-with-irans Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier came under fire over a congratulatory telegram sent to Iran on the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, with a Jewish community leader on Monday joining a chorus of criticism. https://www.thelocal.de/20190225/german-president-under-fire-for-message-to-iran Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:18:40 +0100 german-president-under-fire-for-message-to-iran A German court said Monday it gave the green light for an Iranian diplomat linked to an alleged bomb plot against an Iranian opposition rally to be handed over to Belgium. https://www.thelocal.de/20181001/germany-approves-extradition-of-iran-diplomat-over-bomb-plot Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:08:54 +0200 germany-approves-extradition-of-iran-diplomat-over-bomb-plot Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) has said that Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran is a “mistake”, and warned that isolation of the country could lead to “chaos”. https://www.thelocal.de/20180808/germany-will-fight-for-iran-deal-says-maas Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:14:31 +0200 germany-will-fight-for-iran-deal-says-maas German automaker Daimler on Tuesday said it was halting its business activities in Iran after the United States re-imposed sanctions on Tehran. https://www.thelocal.de/20180807/daimler-halts-iran-activities-over-us-sanctions Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:19:57 +0200 daimler-halts-iran-activities-over-us-sanctions President Trump's decision to pull the US out of the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and reimpose a raft of sanctions will hit a number of German and European businesses working in Iran. https://www.thelocal.de/20180805/german-firms-big-losers-in-trumps-new-iranian-sanctions-game Sun, 05 Aug 2018 19:17:31 +0200 german-firms-big-losers-in-trumps-new-iranian-sanctions-game German prosecutors said Wednesday a court had remanded in custody an alleged Iranian spy accused of plotting to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris on June 30th. https://www.thelocal.de/20180711/germany-holds-iran-spy-on-bomb-plot-charges Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:33:15 +0200 germany-holds-iran-spy-on-bomb-plot-charges An Iranian diplomat based in Vienna was arrested in Bavaria on Sunday evening on suspicion of carrying explosives and aiding a planned terror attack in Paris. https://www.thelocal.de/20180703/iranian-diplomat-arrested-in-germany-on-suspicion-of-planned-terror-attack Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:01:31 +0200 iranian-diplomat-arrested-in-germany-on-suspicion-of-planned-terror-attack Germany's biggest lenders have shied away from business with Iran after past penalties for breaching US sanctions, but smaller banks have leapt on opportunities afforded by the nuclear deal rejected by Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.de/20180527/iran-sanctions-shadow-falls-on-smaller-german-banks Sun, 27 May 2018 13:10:08 +0200 iran-sanctions-shadow-falls-on-smaller-german-banks Germany is leading the charge to rescue the Iran deal and the economic inroads German and European companies have made into the restricted economy since 2016. https://www.thelocal.de/20180521/germany-and-eu-partners-scramble-to-save-iran-deal Mon, 21 May 2018 16:54:51 +0200 germany-and-eu-partners-scramble-to-save-iran-deal Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Friday, as Moscow and Europe make rare joint efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180518/putin-to-meet-merkel-to-talk-about-iran-syria-ukraine-energy Fri, 18 May 2018 15:55:42 +0200 putin-to-meet-merkel-to-talk-about-iran-syria-ukraine-energy The latest escalation of hostilities in the Middle East involving Iran and Israel is a matter of "war and peace" for the region, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180510/latest-mideast-escalation-is-matter-of-war-and-peace-merkel Thu, 10 May 2018 15:07:10 +0200 latest-mideast-escalation-is-matter-of-war-and-peace-merkel The US’s ambassador to Germany has only been in the job for a day and he has already managed to raise the hackles of the German establishment. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/german-political-class-reacts-angrily-to-instructions-from-new-us-ambassador Wed, 09 May 2018 17:25:00 +0200 german-political-class-reacts-angrily-to-instructions-from-new-us-ambassador Germany, France and Britain will "do everything" to ensure that Iran remains in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday, a day after the US pulled out of the accord. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/iran-nuclear-deal-should-never-be-called-in-question-says-merkel Wed, 09 May 2018 16:38:50 +0200 iran-nuclear-deal-should-never-be-called-in-question-says-merkel US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal has brought liberal and conservative German media together in mutual outrage. Politicians across the aisle have been equally vocal in their condemnation. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/german-perspective-on-the-us-withdrawal-from-iran-deal-is-widespread-criticism Wed, 09 May 2018 13:39:34 +0200 german-perspective-on-the-us-withdrawal-from-iran-deal-is-widespread-criticism German businesses should immediately halt their operations in Iran following President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, the US ambassador to Germany said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/us-tells-german-businesses-to-stop-trade-in-iran-immediately Wed, 09 May 2018 10:30:18 +0200 us-tells-german-businesses-to-stop-trade-in-iran-immediately German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier voiced concern on Sunday over a "substantial change" in trans-Atlantic ties, amid European tensions with US President Donald Trump over trade, defence and the Iran nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180507/president-steinmeier-sees-substantial-change-in-trans-atlantic-ties Mon, 07 May 2018 10:25:02 +0200 president-steinmeier-sees-substantial-change-in-trans-atlantic-ties