Israel expressed concern on Thursday about a German company's contract to build three liquified natural gas plants in Iran amid sanctions aimed at halting Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.
"The ministry will talk to the highest officials within the German government to obtain clarification and express its concern over the fact that the German office of export controls gave its green light to the contract," foreign ministry spokesman Arye Mekel told AFP.
"The German government's decision is contrary to the spirit of the sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council against Iran," he said.
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre on Wednesday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to block the EUR100 million deal between Germany's Steiner and the Iranian government for plants that would produce 10,000 barrels a day.
The German government has reduced export guarantees with Iran and German banks have largely ceased doing business with the Islamic republic over its nuclear program.