MNA � Germany�s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the country will not follow US President Donald Trump�s approach toward Iran, instead prioritizing de-escalation through diplomacy.

According to Associated Press, Maas said while in Paris today that Germany does not want to join in the US�s maximum-pressure strategy.

Following discussions with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian today, the German diplomat said that Europe will continue to play the �diplomatic card.�

The German top diplomat added �what we need is de-escalation, and my British and French colleagues have the same opinion.�