Nasrin Amirsedghi

June 30, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German–Iranian dissidents urge MP to resign from antisemitic BDS NGO

Nouripour should quit due to "his Iranian identity: there is only one dictatorship in this world that has an antisemitic state doctrine, namely the Islamic Republic.”

February 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German President Lauds Iran on Revolution that Seeks Israel’s Destruction

The congratulatory note to a regime that seeks the destruction of the Jewish state and the United States of America has raised eyebrows and unleashed criticism on social media.

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...

December 18, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal

Germany Uses EU Funds to Finance Extremist Iranian Regime-controlled Group

The German government provides €283,150 to a radical pro-Iranian regime Shi’ite umbrella organization...

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...

February 11, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Green Party Head High-Fives Iran’s Envoy

BERLIN – Claudia Roth, chairwoman of the large Green Party in Germany, is facing a storm of criticism from media outlets, Iranian dissidents and pro-Israel advocates because she greeted Ira...

August 21, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The Mideast’s Vanishing Christians

Times are tough for Christian communities across the Middle East. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was putting it lightly when she said that Coptic Christians &ld...

June 12, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran Steps Up Crackdown on Christians

BERLIN – Iran stepped up its crackdown on the country struggling Christian community by closing a church in Tehran, prompting an Iranian human rights group and religious freedom experts to...

April 9, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Nobel Laureate Günter Grass Loves Iran’s Clerical Regime

While Germany’s media are reporting non-stop on the country’s most famous contemporary writer—the 1999 Nobel Laureate in Literature Günter Grass—because of his &ldquo...

November 14, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How to Target the Islamic Republic Diplomatically

The International Atomic Energy Agency report released on Tuesday confirmed the West’s suspicions that the Islamic Republic is working on a nuclear weapons system. According to the the Vien...

November 7, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal The Jerusalem Post |

German-Iranian Business Forum Sparks Outrage

A pro-Iranian business conference slated for Tuesday in Berlin triggered sharp criticism last week and on Saturday from European-based NGOs and Mideast experts because the event seeks to promote...

October 31, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal The Jerusalem Post |

Crippling Iran’s Central Bank

The Obama administration would have to twist Europe’s economic arms to join in the sanctions against CBI.

August 23, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal Perlentaucher - Germany |

Boykottiert Durban 3!

Es gibt Ereignisse, die man nicht einmal mehr als Farce bezeichnen kann. Im September dieses Jahres laden die Vereinten Nationen zu einer "Durban 3" genannten Folgekonferenz gegen "Rassismus und...