Iran: German Vice-Chancellor visits Tehran, first Western leader since deal

German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel continued his three day visit to Tehran on Monday, being the first major western politician to visit after the P5+1 and Iran reached an agreement on the country's nuclear program. Gabriel, who is also Germany's Economy Minister, travelled with a small delegation of representatives to meet with the Iranian Minister of Oil Bijan Namdar Zangeneh together with other Iranian officials, and is set to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. As the two countries are seeking closer economic relations, representatives have begun to broach issues of division. During his first day Gabriel said that Germany cannot accept Iran questioning Israel's right to existence and offered to serve as a mediator between the two countries.