German FM urges Europeans to play mediating role amid rising Iran-US tensions
Tehran (KNA) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warns that strains between Iran and the United States have "reached a fever pitch", calling on European powers to take a lead in negotiations to help resolve the situation.
There is a clear danger of miscalculations, misunderstandings, provocations leading to unforeseeable consequences in this highly tense region," Maas warned upon arrival in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Saturday.
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have been rising since US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from a 2015 international nuclear deal and imposed unilateral economic sanctions against Iran, mainly targeting its energy dealings on the global market.
In early May, the Trump administration beefed up the US's military presence in the Persian Gulf, citing alleged and unspecified threats posed by the Islamic Republic to American troops and interests.
The US's recent deployment of an aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers and Patriot missiles to the Middle East has raised fears that the Trump administration was contemplating military aggression against Iran.
Source: PressTV