German tapped to head Iran trade vehicle pulls out after Israel comments
By DW
13 August 2019 |
3:06 pm
A German diplomat will no longer head the Iran trade vehicle INSTEX after it emerged he had made critical comments about Israel. The development deals a further blow to European efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal.
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