US EditionGermany’s Merz says US 'humiliated,' lacks strategy in Iran conflict
Merz said the conflict is costing Germany money and offered German minesweepers for the strait after hostilities end.
- 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’s Iran intervention won’t discourage Trump
On 3 March, four days into the war with Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz travelled to Washington for a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump, where he sang the US President’s praises. Seated next to Trump in the Oval Office, Merz commented that Germany was “supporting the United States and Israel to get rid of this [...]Read More...
It referred to the way in which the peace negotiations are taking place (or rather not taking place)
Friedrich Merz has made clear criticisms of Donald Trump. The chancellor accuses the US of a lack of strategy. "An entire nation is humiliated," he said. And he drew consequences for German diplomacy.
Chancellor Merz expressed doubts about a rapid end to the war between the US and Iran.
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