having been illegally onix by moscow. it's a move that only adds to the complexity of the relationship. ok i'm lee could iran be the topic where these two leaders come together and cut through all these differences and find some common ground. well iran is definitely going to be high up on the agenda for these meetings and of course both russia and germany are looking to salvage this deal and russia could be a key a key factor in this because they have been close partners with iran in syria they've both been fighting on the side of the assad regime on the side of the syrian government so let merkel will be likely looking to leverage that today ok we heard from the top of the show with transatlantic relations souring as they are right now could such you mark a restart in the raso german relationship. well