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German minister to Iran: never too late to negotiate
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Posted on June 18, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Germany's foreign minister urges Iran to negotiate nuclear terms amid rising tensions with Israel, emphasizing urgency and sincerity.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's foreign minister appealed to Iran's leaders to make credible assurances that it is not seeking a nuclear weapon and to show it is willing to find a negotiated solution as fears mount of further military escalation between Iran and Israel.
"We are still ready to negotiate a solution. However, Iran must act urgently ... it is never too late to come to the negotiating table if one comes with sincere intentions," Johann Wadephul said at a news conference with his Jordanian counterpart on Wednesday.
Wadephul said Israel's fear that Iran would develop nuclear weapons was justified and it had a right to self-defence.
"The Israeli decision to do something against this threat is comprehensible," he said, adding civilian deaths on both sides were regrettable after air attacks between Iran and Israel.
His ministry was arranging special flights later on Wednesday and on Thursday to each repatriate about 180 German citizens via Amman, he said.
Wadephul also said Germany had agreed to create an economic council with Syria to improve cooperation and boost prosperity and stability there.
(Reporting by Madeline Chambers, Editing by Friederike Heine and Matthias Williams)
Germany's foreign minister urged Iran to provide credible assurances that it is not seeking a nuclear weapon and to engage in negotiations with sincere intentions.
The German minister acknowledged Israel's fears regarding Iran's potential development of nuclear weapons as justified, affirming Israel's right to self-defense.
Germany is arranging special flights to repatriate about 180 German citizens from the region via Amman.
Germany agreed to create an economic council with Syria aimed at improving cooperation and boosting prosperity and stability in the region.
The minister emphasized that it is urgent for Iran to act and that it is never too late to come to the negotiating table if done with sincere intentions.
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