The author reported that former German intelligence chief August Hanning had been arrested over alleged espionage. They said Hanning led Germany’s BND from 1998 to 2005 and that the federal prosecutor alleged he had obtained confidential information from another BND member. #Spionage #Deutschland #Nachrichten #DE
The author wrote that Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, had said that morning that Iran wanted diplomacy but was ready for another military confrontation. The author added that contacts through intermediaries were continuing in an effort to bridge differences between Washington and Tehran. #Iran #Diplomacy #MilitaryConfrontation #IR #US
The post said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had arrived in Ukraine with his economics minister, seeking to reassure the country that Germany’s support would be solid and long-term. It said the visit followed recent election setbacks for the current government. #Deutschland #UkrainischeKrise #Politik #DE #UA
The author reported that only 14 percent were satisfied with the governing coalition’s work and 15 percent with Chancellor Merz’s performance, as the government tried to get reforms on track. #Deutschland #Politik #Regierung #DE (translated)
Highly recommend the interview with Iran‘s president Masoud Pezeshkian with @margbrennan @CBSNews @FaceTheNation - covers many aspects of possible diplomacy and lays out where Iran stands on negotiations and confrontation. #Iran #Diplomacy #MasoudPezeshkian #IR
Iran‘s FM @araghchi laying out the timeframe of seven days for Iran‘s new proposal to return to diplomacy. Trump has allegedly already rejected the plan according to WSJ, but no official statement from the White House yet. #IranDiplomacy #Trump #ForeignPolicy #IR #US
Iran‘s president giving details on @CBS on Iran‘s new proposal to return to full on negotiations. The U.S. president had allegedly rejected the proposal according to WSJ, but nothing has been said officially. @FaceTheNation #IranNegotiations #USIranRelations #CBSNews #IR #US
"Iran must be understood by Mr. Trump, and those who seek to bully us that we are ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the language of force." Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian in his speech at the UNGA. @cnni @CNN https://t.co/NKNPEzBcSk #Iran #Diplomacy #UNGA #IR
Remarkable: The @AfD is now the most popular party in Germany‘s largest state by population, North-Rhein-Westphalia, according to a new poll. NRW used to be THE bastion of the social democratic SPD for decades but is currently led by Hendrik Wuest of the CDU whom some believed #AfD #Germany #Politics #DE
“Nothing short of a political disaster” for US President Trump, @CNN Washington bureau chief David Chalian @DavidChalian says of the political fallout from the Iran war. New CNN polling on Trump’s handling of the Iran situation: 26% Approve 73% Disapprove Is the US https://t.co/PsQbzjbkd3 #Trump #IranWar #PoliticalDisaster #US #IR
“He is strongly damaged I believe the CDU cannot continue with Friedrich Merz, with a weak chancellor." - @AfD chair Alice Weidel tells me shortly after preliminary results show devastating losses for Friedrich Merz’s CDU both in Berlin and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Weidel https://t.co/rAf71MdG58 #CDU #FriedrichMerz #AliceWeidel #DE #MV
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz trying to strike a defiant tone after exit polls both in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are weak for his CDU. Says he plans to continue as Chancellor and increase the pace of reforms. CDU at this juncture barely makes it into MV state #FriedrichMerz #CDU #GermanyElections #DE
Devastating national poll for @bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz. The Union of CDU and CSU only at 18 percent among German voters. Two big state elections coming up this weekend in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. #CDU #Elections2023 #Germany #DE
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Senior Iranian source to me: “Monday's meeting in Oman is part of Iran's strategic and responsible plan to foster trust among regional nations and lay the groundwork for consolidating indigenous security.” “However, this agreement does not imply an automatic reopening of #Iran #Oman #MiddleEastDiplomacy #US #IR
Key exclusive info from @ZcohenCNN @KatieBoLillis @kylieatwood - this on a day when the Houthis have made major gains against the pro Saudi forces. #Houthis #SaudiArabia #ConflictUpdate #SA
Russia’s top negotiator with the Trump administration and head of Russia’s direct investment fund proposes a Russia - U.S. Germany business forum with @AfD representing Germany. #RussiaUSRelations #BusinessForum #AfD #RU #US #DE
Head of the @afd Alice Weidel praises the Trump administrations efforts to end the war in Ukraine while slamming the German government’s aid to Kyiv. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused Weidel of pandering to the Kremlin and vows to continue support for Ukraine. Via #Ukraine #AliceWeidel #GermanPolitics #DE #UA #US
Colleague @ennolenze - who is in Ukraine at the moment - tells me in the past 24 hours Kyiv has been under air raid alert for 18h 22 minutes of that period. #Ukraine #Kyiv #AirRaidAlert #UA
Iranian state media with a first photo of the unmanned submarine the IRGC says it captured. They promise more video to come. #Iran #IRGC #UnmannedSubmarine #IR
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