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Merz said Washington lacks a clear exit plan as the conflict hits Germany’s economy and strains energy supplies, he said.
- On Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran's leadership is in the process of "humiliating" the United States, speaking during a school visit in Marsberg.
- Germans and Europeans were not consulted before the United States and Israel began attacking Iran on February 28. Merz conveyed his skepticism directly to President Donald Trump afterward.
- The conflict "is costing us a great deal of money," Merz said, noting the war directly impacts Germany's economic output. He also offered German minesweepers to clear the Strait of Hormuz.
- Trump scrapped a visit to Islamabad by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, stalling diplomatic efforts. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi then traveled to Russia after failed talks in Pakistan and Oman.
- Merz cited Afghanistan—where Americans fought for 20 years—to question the US exit strategy, claiming the Iranians are "negotiating very skillfully" while lacking a convincing American counterplan.
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Friedrich Merz accuses Donald Trump of not pursuing a strategy in the Iran war. The Federal Chancellor becomes clear in his criticism of the US President.
Germany’s Merz says the US is ‘being humiliated by the Iranian leadership’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Iran’s leadership is humiliating the United States and getting US officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an unusually abrupt rebuke over the conflict.
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said Monday that he does not understand the U.S. strategy in the war against Iran and pointed out that “every nation is being humiliated by Iranian leadership, especially by the so-called Revolutionary Guard.” In a speech to students in Marsberg (North Rhine-Westphalia) Merz said that Iranian commanders are negotiating with great skill and that they are “clearly stronger than they thought.” I don’t see what …
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