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WadePhul: We have a trump card in our hands
Updated on June 27th, 2025 – 05:08 a.m.Reading time: 81 min.
Israel does not know where Iran is currently being stored. Iran’s head of state warns the United States of new attacks. All developments in the news blog.
In the Trump government, it is apparently discussed to give Iran up to $ 30 billion for the establishment of a civilian nuclear program, to loosen the sanctions and to release billions of dollars of blocked Iranian funds. The prerequisite is that the Mullah regime returns to the negotiating table, CNN reports and relies on four sources familiar with the matter. Discussions were also held during the attacks on Iran. The Trump government officers emphasized that several suggestions were made. They are temporarily, although one condition is not negotiable: no Iranian uranium enrichment that Iran has repeatedly demanded.
The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi confirmed the exchange with several colleagues, but was reluctant to new atomic negotiations with the United States. “But when it comes to negotiations with the United States, we are evaluating what the best for our national interests is,” he told the Irib. So far, there are no plans or commitments to resume negotiations.
Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that Israel had started his war against Iran without knowing whether US President Donald Trump would take part in the offensive. In the channel 12, however, he emphasized that Israel was confident that the United States would help defense the country. “At the defense, we knew that they (the USA) are at our side – and they did a great job,” said Katz.
Katz also admitted that Israel did not know where the entire enriched uranium of Iran is, but claimed that his military strokes destroyed Tehran’s enrichment capacities. “The uranium itself, the material, was not the goal of the attack,” he said. Katz repeated his statements to other news agencies and said Israel murdered the Supreme Guide of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, “if we had his sights”.
Federal Foreign Minister Johann WadePhul sees Europe in the conflict of the Iranian nuclear program in an intermediary role. “We have a real trump card,” says WadePhul on the ZDF program “Maybrit Illner”. This is the so-called Snapback mechanism, which enables Europeans to sanction Iran at any time more sharply, should the government show no willingness to compromise. “We will use this together,” says the CDU politician with reference to the government in Washington. The E3 countries Germany, France and Great Britain are in contact with the USA and Iran. It is clear that the conflict could only be solved diplomatically. Incidentally, he and Chancellor Friedrich Merz are completely of an opinion. You can read more about WadePhul’s appearance at “Illner” here.
The Iranian Foreign Minister has spoken out with the USA with reserved again about possible renewed nuclear negotiations. The diplomacy continues that he had contact with several external ministers and you are exchanging, ABBAS ARAGHTSCHI told the state broadcaster Irib. “But when it comes to negotiations with the United States, we are evaluating what the best for our national interests is,” said Araghtschi. So far, there are no plans or commitments to resume negotiations.
About the damage to the Iranian nuclear facilities according to the Israeli and US attacks, he said that they were “considerable”. It was the first time that a high -ranking government representative commented on the consequences of the attacks on the nuclear program and joined them.
Iran’s top guide has contacted the nation for the first time since the ceasefire came into force with the arch enemy Israel – and at the same time a threat to the United States. Remewing against US bases such as the US bombardation of Iranian nuclear facilities could repeat themselves in the future, said Ajatollah Ali Chamenei in a television address. “In the event of an attack, the enemy becomes, the attacker will certainly have to pay a high price,” said the 86-year-old. Chamenei spoke up for the first time after more than a week.
