German EconMin Altmaier: Govt will help German firms trading in Iran where it can

German Economy Minister Altmaier was on the wires earlier today, via Reuters, as he expressed his take on the US withdrawal from Iran’s deal while speaking with Passauer Neue Presse newspaper.

Altmaier noted: "We will help where we can, but there is no way of completely averting the consequences of this unilateral withdrawal."

Separately, Germany’s Finance Ministry came out with a report around 2200 GMT, presenting an optimistic outlook on the German economy.