Germany

‘American Bull’ goes to Oberhausen filmfest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘American Bull’ directed by Fateme Tousi has made it into the 65th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in Germany.

Araghchi seemed not satisfied with implementing INSTEX at meeting with its head

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – An Iranian businessman who attended a meeting between Iran and the E3, China, India ambassadors and the INSTEX president said about the meeting the Iranian side was not happy with the process of the launch of EU trade mechanism (INSTEX).

Iran, E3 to discuss INSTEX in Tehran today

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) –Tehran will be hosting on Tue. a fresh round of expert talks between Iranian experts and representatives from France, Germany, UK and EU about the implementation of the EU’s trade mechanism for Iran called INSTEX.

German A-lister 'Silke Buhr' to hold production design workshop in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The German award-winning production designer Silke Buhr is scheduled to hold a workshop during the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran.

Germany refuses to ban Hezbollah despite US, Saudi pressure

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Germany will not follow Britain’s lead in declaring the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, despite pressures from Saudi Arabia and the United States, a senior official said on Friday.

Araghchi reiterates regret over Germany's ban of Mahan Air

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has once again reiterated Tehran’s regret over the banning of Mahan Air by Germany, saying the German government's decision runs counter to the spirit of deep-rooted relations between the two countries.

Iran's Ferdowsi Uni., Germany's Marburg Uni. sign MoU

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and the Marburg University of Germany have signed a memorandum of understanding in an effort to develop international scientific cooperation.

Iran FM meets Iranian elites in Munich, addresses common concerns

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with a number of Iranian elites living in southern Germany in Munich late on Saturday.

Germany eyes closer cooperation with Astana format

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Germany is looking for closer cooperation between the Astana process and the Small Group on Syria, Berlin’s top diplomatic Heiko Maas said Friday.

Germany rejects US call to leave Iran nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Germany rejected an appeal by US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday for Europeans to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal and isolate Tehran.

FM Zarif lands in Germany to attend Munich Security Confab

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Germany in the early hours of Friday to take part in 2019 Munich Security Conference, which will run from Feb. 15 to 17.

US amb. to Germany: INSTEX 'disrespectful' to US anti-Iran policies

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – The United States ambassador to Germany Richard A. Grenell has criticized the launch of the INSTEX trade mechanism by European major powers for trade with Iran, saying the channel is 'disrespectful' to US policies.

Iran, Germany sign MoU on vocational training

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Education officials of Iran and Germany inked a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation in vocational training.

Over 5,000 German companies look for trade with Iran: business official

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Michael Tockuss, a senior member of the German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce has expressed his optimism about the newly established Europe’s trade mechanism for Iran, saying it can pave the way for trade with the country.

EU joint statement on creation of INSTEX; SPV aimed at facilitating legitimate trade with Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – The E3 Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian (France), Heiko Maas (Germany), Jeremy Hunt (United Kingdom) issued a joint statement on the creation of INSTEX.

SPV launch first step for EU to fulfill its commitments under nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed hope the EU-Iran payment vehicle INSTEX is completed fully and is not deficient, saying "SPV launch is the first step for EU to fulfill its commitments under nuclear deal."

Germany, France, UK set up, ready to launch EU channel for transactions with Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – German broadcaster NDR reported on Thursday that European payment system to allow the continuation of commercial transactions with Iran is officially set up, despite the reinstatement of US sanctions, and Germany, France and the UK are preparing to launch it.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Europe's vague future

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – The EU does not have a quiet time! The activity of the nationalist and extremist groups and movements in Europe has created a lot of concerns among the leaders of the European Union.

Implementation of EU trade mechanism with Iran 'imminent': German FM

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Mon. that consultations between Germany, France, the UK and the European Union have led to agreement on setting up the Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with Iran soon.

Europe taking final steps to implement SPV, says German envoy

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold says that the European Union will implement the promised financial channel to Iran in the coming days.

Flag carrier Iran Air also on list of banned airlines: minister

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – National flag carrier Iran Air is also on the list of banned airlines, in addition to Mahan Air whose licence has been recently revoked by Germany, Iranian minister of roads said on Thursday.

Germany’s banning Iranian Mahan Airline unprofessional, unjustifiable: CAO

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Iran Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) announced that Germany’s decision to sanction Iranian Mahan Airline is an unprofessional and justifiable measure.

FM spox:

Sanctioning Iranian airline Mahan hasty action, unjustifiable

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesman Ghasemi has reacted to Germany’s ban on the Iranian airline Mahan by describing the move as a hasty and unjustifiable action.

Germany bans Iranian airline Mahan

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – The German government has withdrawn permission for the Iranian airline Mahan Air to operate in Germany, a government source told Reuters on Monday.

Reports on summoning Iran’s charge d'affaires in Germany not confirmed

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MAN) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi did not confirm the reports suggesting that Iran's charge d'affaires has been summoned to Germany’s Foreign Ministry over the suspected espionage case.

German media claim summoning Iran chargé d'affaires over espionage case

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s chargé d'affaires has been reportedly summoned by German foreign ministry over the recent case of a German-Afghan national held in the European country accused of spying for Iran.

Tehran dismisses having ties with German-Afghan espionage suspect

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iran has strongly dismissed having any link to a German-Afghan man suspected of spying on the German military for Tehran.