Ayatollah Dr. Mehdi Haeri Khorshidi, a former government official in Iran, criticized the German government during a convention on Iran at Haifa University.
According to the ayatollah, who resided in Germany between the years 1986-2003, "Germany prefers to salvage its economic interests and billion-dollar deals in Iran, rather than apply the necessary pressure to stop its nuclear program." (Ahiya Raved)