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Germany says it echoes U.S. in shifting Iran focus from nuclear to rights issues

Germany agrees with the United States in shifting its focus away from reviving a nuclear deal with Iran to support for ordinary Iranians against a violent state crackdown on popular protests, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

"We are really moving along the same lines," the spokesperson told a regular government news conference.

"Right now, our focus is on supporting the Iranian people and putting pressure on the Iranian regime to stop suppressing the rights of its people," added the spokesperson.

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