Federal Office of Economics and Export Control

August 15, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal, Ben Evansky

Controversial German politician to head UN agency accused of helping Iran with tech linked to nuclear program

Gerd Müller prepares to outline his plans for UNIDO during the final week of August

August 11, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal, Ellie Cohanim

German Appeasement Of Khamenei Endangers Iranians And The World

Back in 2008, the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial titled “Germany Loves Iran” and a piece headlined “Berlin ♥ Iran III” that covered workshops designed to help companies boost trade with...

October 28, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

See No Evil: Europe Supports Genocidal Regime in Iran

Swiss and German economic deals might be aiding Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons program…. The Swiss firm Ceresola TLS reached an agreement [in 2010] with the Rahab Engineering Establishment...

March 31, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. ambassador and sanctions cause drop in German-Iran trade

9% drop in German exports to Iran.

July 23, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German intelligence contradicts Merkel on Iran’s nuclear drive

A German intelligence report from the city-state of Hamburg said Iran’s regime is continuing to seek weapons of mass destruction, delivering another intelligence agency blow to Chancel...

July 2, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Report: Iran seeking illegal missile technology in Germany

The Islamic Republic of Iran sought to obtain illicit goods for its missile program from Germany, the intelligence agency for Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, announce...

June 3, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Intel report: Iran seeks weapons of mass destruction technology in Germany

The intelligence agency of the German state of Baden-Württemberg has revealed in an eye-popping report that Iran’s regime sought during 2017 to obtain technology and scientific knowled...

June 3, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran still seeking tech for weapons of mass destruction: German intel

Iran’s regime has not stopped its drive to secure technology and scientific knowledge to produce weapon of mass destruction, the intelligence agency of the German state of Baden-Württe...

May 14, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. wants Germany to halt trade with Iran

Richard Grenell, the new U.S. ambassador to Berlin, came out swinging this week by reiterating the Trump administration’s position that European companies should stop working with the Islam...

May 7, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

New U.S. Ambassador to Germany calls on companies to end Iran trade

Richard Grenell, the newly confirmed US ambassador to Germany, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News on Thursday that German companies should stop trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran b...

April 11, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German company involved in Syrian chemical attacks defies U.S. warnings

After a Syrian photographer found parts made by German company the Krempel Group in the remains of Iranian-produced chemical rockets that gassed Syrian civilians in January and February, the firm...

February 28, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Fear of US Sanctions Ends German Companies Fueling Iranian FM’s Plane

Energy and oil companies refused to refuel Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s airplane ahead of his trip to the Munich Security Conference in mid-February to avoid violations of US sanc...

February 8, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Syria chemical attack rockets ‘Made in Germany,’ report says

The rockets used in the recent chemical attacks in Syria that poisoned dozens of civilians, including children, were “Made in Germany,” Bild reports. Following the attacks in...

February 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Germany Sold Technology to Iran for Use in Syrian Chemical Attacks

Germany’s Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control approved a license for a company to sell military applicable technology to Iranian companies that subsequently was used in S...

November 15, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Politicians Under Fire For Rolling Out Red Carpet For Iranian Business

A German forum to promote business and banking in the Islamic Republic of Iran, featuring politicians and government bodies, slated to begin on Wednesday, faced sharp criticism from human rights...

October 11, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Report: Iran Tried 30+ Times to Buy Illegal Nuclear Technology in 2016

Iran tried to secure illegal technology that can be used for its nuclear and missile weapons programs, intelligence reports from German states covering 2016 reviewed by The Jerusalem Post reveal....

August 16, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Report: Iran And Russia Violated UN Weapons Sanctions

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia used a smuggling route to transport offensive weapons, allegedly in violation of UN Resolution 2231, Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on...

July 10, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran Seeking Nuclear Weapons Technology, German Intel Says

Damning German intelligence reports emerged in June and July revealing the Iranian regime’s continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile technology in defiance of international sanction...

July 7, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran Still on the Hunt for Nuclear Weapons Technology Across Germany

Startling new evidence from German intelligence reports shows the Tehran regime is working to illegally obtain technology and know-how to advance its nuclear weapons and missile programs, despite...

December 5, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal, Emanuele Ottolenghi

An Unholy Alliance

Germany appeared over the past several months to have finally fallen in line behind European Union efforts to stiffen economic sanctions against Iran. But in late October a group of German parlia...