Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul does not want to comment on Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s assessment of the Iran war as contrary to international law. “It is a good tradition in Germany that we do not comment on statements made by other constitutional bodies,” said the CDU politician in Berlin at a meeting with his Tunisian colleague Mohamed Ali Nafti. This remains the case, especially in view of the fact that it was very important to him personally to invite Steinmeier, as former foreign minister, to the 75th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Foreign Office.
During his appearance at the German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, Steinmeier described the Iran war started by Israel and the USA as a politically fatal mistake and classified it as “in my opinion contrary to international law”. According to his account, the justification for an allegedly imminent attack on the USA is not valid.
Wadephul said the US government has announced that its legal advisor will soon issue a comprehensive statement. “We will wait and evaluate them and then comment on them,” said the minister.
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Iran’s military leadership has rejected reports of negotiations to end the war and criticized the US government. “Your (own) conflicts have reached the stage where you are negotiating with yourself,” said the spokesman for the central headquarters Chatam al-Anbija, which brings together the operational leadership of the Iranian armed forces in the event of war.
The Fars news agency, which is close to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, rejected any negotiations in a report citing “informed sources.” “Iran does not accept a ceasefire. In principle, it is not logical to enter into such a process with treaty breakers,” Fars quoted an unnamed source as saying.
“You will neither be able to invest in the region nor will you see the previous prices for energy and oil again,” said the military spokesman. The US would have to accept that Iran’s armed forces guarantee stability in the region. The “action against the Iranian people” must disappear from the “corrupt minds” of Americans, he said. They will not come to terms with the US government. “Neither now nor any time else.”
