turn the us ambassador to germany richard grenell said b.s.f. is now accessing the iranian marcus he said that the car giant was complying with u.s. sanctions against the islamic republic. tweeted b a s f will comply with u.s. sanctions on iran. b.s.f. has not yet responded to the ambassador's tweet nor has the w. at least not directly the carmaker says it's complying with all laws and export regulations one is an e.u. law that says european companies don't have to comply with the u.s. sanctions on iran but more companies are choosing to play it safe they fear doing business in iran could hurt their access to the u.s. market that's why car maker dime letter rail operator deutsche bahn and communications company deutsche telekom have all ceased activities in iraq. over now to our new york financial correspondent joining us from wall street good to see you so it looks like the e.u. companies are stuck between a rock and a hard place can the e.u. really rescue the iran nuclear deal over protecting companies here. well there's only so much the europ

companies to seize doing business with iran appears to be working american ambassador to germany richard grenell tweeted that the chemical company. is going to comply with u.s. sanctions on iran imposed over iran's nuclear program that means it will seize trade with the country he also told news agency bloomberg that washington has managed. to suspend its deals with iran. that claim its position on iran remains unchanged. but the confusion. financial correspondent in frankfurt for his assessment. you know this is indeed a little bit confusing a little bit earlier we got a report from bloomberg that at the end now volkswagen decided to leave iran now we are hearing that they have not confirmed that well we can be sure about one thing of the company not just a volkswagen also other countries they are and their big pressure at the moment because for them the market there is extremely interesting they would be able to sell millions of cars on the other hand they also don't want to ruin their very good business with the united states because we have to remember the interview with the u.s. ambassador

ambassador to germany says fox wagon and b a s f are pulling out of iran and shutting down operations richard grenell believes washington has made its influence felt however v.w. has repeated its intention to operate legally ending operations in iran would take the rao over the iran nuclear deal between the e.u. and the us to another level brussels want to maintain the deal with terror on washington once out. again returned to do business in iran last year after a seventeen year absence the german auto giant said it wanted to reestablish its business in the country it signed contracts to import several vehicle models to run other german companies like b a s f o so investing in their brand but could there be a u. turn the us ambassador to germany richard grinnell said is now exiting the market he tweeted. will comply with us dungeons on the ground. has yet to respond and neither has at least not directly the carmakers says it's complying with all the relevant and export regulations one of the. european companies don't have to comply with the u.s. sanctions on iran but more companies are choosing to pl

turn the us ambassador to germany richard grenell said b.s.f. is now accessing the rainy and marcus he said that the car giant was complying with u.s. sanctions against the islamic republic. tweeted b a s f will comply with u.s. sanctions on iran b.s.s. has not yet responded to the ambassador's tweet nor has the w. at least not directly the carmaker says it's complying with all laws and export regulations one is an e.u. law that says european companies don't have to comply with the u.s. sanctions on iran but more companies are choosing to play it safe they fear doing business in iran could hurt their access to the u.s. market that's why carmaker dimer rail operator deutsche bahn and communications company deutsche telekom have all ceased activities in iraq. and from all this some of put our correspondent teri schultz she's on the story for us tonight in brussels good evening to you terry so the company's in the tweet by the u.s. ambassador i think it was folks wagon. he says that they're leaving the iranian market have they confirmed death that'

companies to seize doing business with iran appears to be working american ambassador to germany richard grenell tweeted that the chemical company v.a.s. said it was going to comply with u.s. sanctions on iran imposed over tehran's nuclear program that means it will seize trade with the country he also told news agency bloomberg that washington has managed to force folks to suspend its deals with iran declined to confirm that claim the comic has said its position on iran remains unchanged. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in frankfurt and i asked him about his assessment. yeah this is indeed a little bit confusing a little bit earlier we got a report from bloom worked out at the end now volkswagen decided to leave iran now we are hearing that they have not confirmed that i will we can be sure about one thing of the company not just a volkswagen also other countries they are under big pressure at the moment because for them the market there is extremely interesting and they would be able to sell her really millions of cars on the other hand they also don't want to ruin their very good busines

are pulling out of iran and shutting down operations ambassador richard grenell now believes washington has made its influence felt however v.w. has repeated its intention to operate legally now ending operations in the country would take the row over the iran nuclear deal between the european union and the united states to another level brussels wants to maintain the deal with the rest was tear on all washington wants out volkswagen returned to do business in iran last year after a seventeen year absence the german auto giant said it wanted to reestablish its business in the country it signed contracts to import several vehicle models to run other german companies like b.s.f. also investing in iran but could there be a u. turn the us ambassador to germany richard grinnell said b.s.f. is now exiting the iranian market he tweeted b.s.f. will comply with u.s. sanctions on iran b.s.f. has yet to respond and neither has you at least not directly the carmaker says it's complying with all the relevant law and export regulations one of these is a new law that says european companies don't have