German chancellor reiterates support for Iran deal in talks with Netanyahu
Tehran (KNA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again defended the Iran nuclear deal in talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in Europe to persuade its leaders to follow the US and quit the multilateral accord.
There's not agreement on every issue," Merkel said on Monday after meeting with Netanyahu in Berlin, the first destination in Netanyahu's tour that will also take him to France and the UK.
Merkel further said the UN-backed nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has helped provide "more transparency" on the Iranian nuclear program.
Germany and Israel, she said, agree on the need to prevent a "nuclear-armed" Iran, but have different views on the way to achieve that end.
US President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the accord last month, despite stern international warnings from the other signatories, which consider it to be pivotal to regional and international peace and security.
Netanyahu, who has been vilifying the JCPOA since its conclusion in 2015, cranked up his rhetoric against the deal after Trump's move.
Source: PressTV