The University of Trier in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is facing allegations that it is mainstreaming Iranian regime-sponsored antisemitism and terrorism by accepting an academic award from the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Iranian accused of violating U.S. sanctions returns home from Germany
An Iranian man accused of violating U.S. sanctions and detained in Germany has been freed and has returned to Iran after diplomatic efforts by Tehran, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday
Iranian hackers targeted Western universities
Government-backed Iranian hackers have targeted universities in Europe, the United States and Australia in recent months, consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has found, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported on Friday
EU must increase pressure on Iran regime
Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif is expected to attend the Munich Security Conference on Friday, although he may well miss the event, as he did with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in January
Germany became Iran’s most important European ally
Among the peculiarities of the 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic is the involvement of Germany—the only party (aside from Iran itself) not a permanent member of the UN Security Council and without nuclear weapons of its own
Foreign minister of a terrorist regime at Munich security conference
The 2020 Munich Security Conference will be held from Friday, February 14, to Sunday, February 16. Among those attendees is Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is scheduled to address the conference on Friday
Germany cannot stop loving Iran
Last week, Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, mistakenly congratulated the Iranian regime on the 41st anniversary of the Khomenist revolution that established the Islamic Republic of Iran. On Feb. 7, the president announced that this year he would not send a congratulatory telegram to Iran’s rulers
Borrell must take tougher stance on Iran
Josep Borrell, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, visited Iran on February 3 to express the bloc’s ongoing support for the nuclear deal, signed by Iran and six world powers in 2015, which is allowing the regime to survive
EU plumbs the depths of appeasement with Iran
Despite nationwide protests in November and a violent crackdown by the Iranian regime that resulted in over 1,500 dead, 5,000 injured and thousands arrested, the newly appointed top EU diplomat, Josep Borrell, visited Tehran on Feb. 3 to express the EU’s ongoing support for the defunct nuclear deal
The EU must stop giving Iran’s foreign minister a platform for disinformation
The Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif is expected to attend the Munich Security Conference on 14 February. He may skip the event, as he did with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last month. If so, the conversations will surely be more productive, being free from one of the most prominent sources of disinformation in the modern world
German president congratulates Iran’s regime for its revolution
The office of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, which announced on Saturday that it would not send a congratulatory telegram to Iran’s rulers for the anniversary of the Islamic revolution, mistakenly delivered the telegram to Tehran
