German foreign minister to visit Iran to save nuclear deal

According to the scheduled program, Maas will meet counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday.

It will be the first trip by a German minister to Iran in two-and-a-half years, AFP reported.

Maas will visit Iran on Monday as part of a three-country Middle East tour.

He will explore options to preserve the "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.

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