"German refusal"

#12677325

26 August 2025

Ukrainian demonstrators hold a banner reading ''Taurus for Ukraine'' during a rally in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on August 24, 2025. Since the summer of 2023, Germany faces political debate over whether to deliver Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Following Russia's invasion in 2022, Ukraine requests the missiles in 2023, but the German government repeatedly refuses, prompting both criticism and approval among the population.

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#12021583

6 February 2025

A sign refers to the former German chancellor Angela Merkel, refusing to collaborate with the right-wing party, in Paris, France, on February 5, 2025.

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#11205728

3 May 2024

Iranian women are sitting at a small local park near a beach on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr, Iran's first-ever nuclear seaport city, located in Bushehr province, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, on April 28, 2024. Initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975 to provide electricity and diversify energy resources, the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant was interrupted by the Islamic Revolution in 1979, leading to a halt and Germany's refusal to continue due to political sanctions. After a prolonged delay, Iran reached an agreement with Russia in 2004 to complete the project. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, after 27 years from the start of its construction, was fully operational and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11205739

3 May 2024

An Iranian woman is standing in water on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr, Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, on April 28, 2024. Initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975 to provide electricity and diversify energy resources, the Bushehr nuclear power plant's construction was interrupted by the Islamic Revolution in 1979, leading to a halt and Germany's refusal to continue due to political sanctions. After a prolonged delay, Iran reached an agreement with Russia in 2004 to complete the project. The Bushehr nuclear power plant finally became operational and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant after 27 years of construction.

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#11205746

3 May 2024

An Iranian woman is standing in water on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr, Iran's first nuclear seaport city, located 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, on April 28, 2024. Initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975 to provide electricity and diversify energy resources, the Bushehr nuclear power plant's construction was interrupted by the Islamic Revolution in 1979, leading to a halt and Germany's refusal to continue due to political sanctions. After a prolonged delay, Iran reached an agreement with Russia in 2004 to complete the project. The Bushehr nuclear power plant finally became operational and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant after 27 years of construction.

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#11203916

2 May 2024

Iranian men are sitting at an outdoor cafe in Iran's first nuclear seaport city of Bushehr, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, aimed at providing electricity and diversifying energy resources, began construction in 1975 after Iran signed a contract with the German company Siemens. However, the Islamic Revolution in 1979 brought the construction to a halt, and Germany ceased work due to political sanctions. After a prolonged delay, in 2004, the Islamic Republic of Iran entered into an agreement with Russia to finish the project. Eventually, 27 years after construction began, the Bushehr nuclear power plant became fully operational and was connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#11203973

2 May 2024

A view from a bridal dress shop is showing a bazaar in Iran's first nuclear seaport city of Bushehr, located in Bushehr province on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, 1090km (677 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on April 28, 2024. Initially contracted with the German company Siemens in 1975 to provide electricity and diversify energy resources, the Bushehr nuclear power plant's construction was interrupted by the Islamic Revolution in 1979, leading to a halt and Germany's refusal to continue due to political sanctions. After a prolonged delay, Iran reached an agreement with Russia in 2004 to complete the project. The power plant became fully operational and connected to the national electricity grid in 2011, marking 27 years since construction began and establishing it as Iran's first and only active nuclear power plant.

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#1530447

30 October 2016

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 takes part at the annual military parade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Oct. 28, 2016. The parade is held to celebrate Greece's refusal to align itself with a belligerent fascist Italy in 1940 and instead fight a much stronger opponent, a decision which dragged it into World War II and eventually led to a brutal occupation by Nazi Germany. Thessaloniki also celebrates the day of it's independance on 26 of October in 1912.

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#1530450

30 October 2016

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 takes part at the annual military parade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Oct. 28, 2016. The parade is held to celebrate Greece's refusal to align itself with a belligerent fascist Italy in 1940 and instead fight a much stronger opponent, a decision which dragged it into World War II and eventually led to a brutal occupation by Nazi Germany. Thessaloniki also celebrates the day of it's independance on 26 of October in 1912.

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#1530453

30 October 2016

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 takes part at the annual military parade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Oct. 28, 2016. The parade is held to celebrate Greece's refusal to align itself with a belligerent fascist Italy in 1940 and instead fight a much stronger opponent, a decision which dragged it into World War II and eventually led to a brutal occupation by Nazi Germany. Thessaloniki also celebrates the day of it's independance on 26 of October in 1912.

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#1530454

30 October 2016

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 takes part at the annual military parade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Oct. 28, 2016. The parade is held to celebrate Greece's refusal to align itself with a belligerent fascist Italy in 1940 and instead fight a much stronger opponent, a decision which dragged it into World War II and eventually led to a brutal occupation by Nazi Germany. Thessaloniki also celebrates the day of it's independance on 26 of October in 1912.

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#1530456

30 October 2016

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 takes part at the annual military parade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Oct. 28, 2016. The parade is held to celebrate Greece's refusal to align itself with a belligerent fascist Italy in 1940 and instead fight a much stronger opponent, a decision which dragged it into World War II and eventually led to a brutal occupation by Nazi Germany. Thessaloniki also celebrates the day of it's independance on 26 of October in 1912.

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#1530457

30 October 2016

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 takes part at the annual military parade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Oct. 28, 2016. The parade is held to celebrate Greece's refusal to align itself with a belligerent fascist Italy in 1940 and instead fight a much stronger opponent, a decision which dragged it into World War II and eventually led to a brutal occupation by Nazi Germany. Thessaloniki also celebrates the day of it's independance on 26 of October in 1912.

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