Germany's Merkel calls for solutions to Iran's 'aggressive tendencies'
AMMAN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said European countries shared concerns over Iran's ballistic missile programme and called for solutions to its "aggressive tendencies" in the Middle East.
"Iran's aggressive tendencies must not only be discussed, but rather we need solutions urgently," she said after meeting Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman. She announced 384 million euros ($445 million) of aid to Jordan this year.
Merkel said on Thursday that while European countries wanted to maintain the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, they shared concerns over Iran's ballistic missile programme, its presence in Syria and its role in the war in Yemen.
She also voiced support for Jordanian concern about Iranian activity in southwestern Syria, near its border and that of the Golan Heights, where Tehran's ally Damascus is ramping up a military operation.
