Reuters - Threats of war are never helpful, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump told Iran it risked consequences the like of which few throughout history have suffered before if the Islamic Republic made more threats against the United States. Reporting by Michelle Martin and Riham Alkousaa,...

[caption id="attachment_106170" align="alignright" width="231"] German Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer[/caption] Berlin, March 18, IRNA -- German foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer expressed hope that a political agreement on a final nuclear accord would be reached as early as this weekend. Asked by IRNA on prospects for an ...

[caption id="attachment_106170" align="alignright" width="203"] German Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- German Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer announced that Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France and Britain plus Germany) have made progress in their nuclear talks. "The progress has ...

Berlin, Jan 27, IRNA -- The German government warned against US Congress plans to step up sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Speaking to media representatives on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer stressed any attempts to damage the ongoing highly sensitive diplomatic talks between Iran and six world powers (the US, Russia,...

Berlin, Nov 14, IRNA -- The German government is no longer ruling out the possibility that the ongoing Iran nuclear talks could be extended beyond the November 24 deadline, a foreign ministry official said here Friday. Foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer told the press that the target date for a nuclear deal was still November 24 but he would ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- German Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer said his government "is still hopeful" that a lasting nuclear accord with Iran could be reached by the November 24 deadline. "Some of the western sanctions against Iran were lifted according to the Geneva interim agreement on November 24, 2013 and we expect the two sides to reach a final ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- German Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer said his government "is still hopeful" that a lasting nuclear accord with Iran could be reached by the November 24 deadline. "We are very much hopeful that an agreement could be reached within the next five weeks with Iran," Schaefer told reporters on Friday. The German foreign minister ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- German Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer announced that the country's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to travel to Vienna to attend talks between Iran and the six major world powers on Sunday. Steinmeier will join the talks upon an invitation by European Union foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, Schaefer ...

Berlin, July 9, IRNA -- German foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer here Wednesday dismissed claims by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who pointed to differences between Russia and some of the other five world powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program. Asked by IRNA on Fabius? remarks, Schaefer said there was a ?high degree ...