Germany tells Iran: ‘It is never too late to come to the negotiating table,’ says Israel’s strike is ‘comprehensible’

Germany’s foreign minister appeals to Iran’s leaders to make credible assurances that it is not seeking a nuclear weapon and to show it is willing to find a negotiated solution, amid a potential further military escalation between Iran and Israel.

“We are still ready to negotiate a solution. However, Iran must act urgently… it is never too late to come to the negotiating table if one comes with sincere intentions,” Johann Wadephul says at a news conference with his Jordanian counterpart.

Wadephul says Israel’s fear that Iran would develop nuclear weapons is justified and it has a right to self-defense.

“The Israeli decision to do something against this threat is comprehensible,” he says, adding civilian deaths on both sides were regrettable after air attacks between Iran and Israel.