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Germany will not join US-led Persian Gulf patrol force: Maas
Aug 01, 2019 09:10Germany has officially turned down a request by the United States to join its international naval force, which is supposed to protect vessels from an alleged Iranian threat as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Germany turns down US proposal for Persian Gulf maritime coalition
Jul 31, 2019 07:53Germany says it has rejected a proposal by the United States to set up a military coalition in the Persian Gulf to counter what it calls the “Iran threat” as tensions mount between Washington and Tehran.
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Germany rebuffs US strategy of ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran
Jul 28, 2019 05:35German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has reiterated its opposition to the US policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran, highlighting the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region.
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Merkel decries Trump rant against minority congresswomen
Jul 20, 2019 08:20German Chancellor Angela Merkel has decried US President Donald Trump’s racist tweets against four minority congresswomen, saying his remarks “go against what makes America great.”
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France, Britain, Germany to discuss JCPOA in Brussels Monday
Jul 15, 2019 11:11The foreign ministers of France, Britain, and Germany are scheduled to convene in Brussels on Monday to discuss the latest developments around the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1 group.
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The G20 Summit in Osaka: The war of all against all
Jul 05, 2019 09:03World leaders gathered in Osaka, Japan Friday for the G20 summit amid the relentless promotion of trade war, protectionism and militarism. Andre Damon, National Secretary of the US-based International Youth and Students for Social Equality, has more on this under the heading “The G20 Summit in Osaka: The war of all against all.”
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Don’t weaponize Taiwan – Germany, France told
Jul 04, 2019 08:41China is highly sensitive to the plot of the West to pour in arms and ammunitions into the breakaway Chinese island of Taiwan, which the US is trying to use as a base against mainland China.
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Dubai's Princess Haya ditches billionaire ruler, flees with £31 million: Report
Jun 30, 2019 07:38The wife of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Ale Maktoum, has reportedly fled the Persian Gulf kingdom to London with £31 million (over $39 million) following the break-up of their marriage.
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Iran nuclear deal must be upheld, not jeopardized: France, Germany tell US
Jun 27, 2019 15:21France and Germany have asserted to the United States that a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which Washington has quit, must be upheld and not jeopardized.
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France, Germany seeking to reduce tensions between Iran, US but warn time running out
Jun 19, 2019 16:51French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has blamed the US policy of maximum pressure against Iran for rising tensions in the Middle East, while criticizing Washington’s decision last year to leave a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).