“The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skilful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,” he argued.
“An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible.”
Trump strongly rejected Merz’s critical assessment, insisting the German Chancellor “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” and defended the war.
“I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other nations, or Presidents, should have done long ago. No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both economically, and otherwise,” he said.
Merz later expressed he remains on “good speaking terms” with Trump, but pointed out that the continued disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is having a devastating impact on European markets.
Germany is not alone in voicing frustration with the Trump Administration’s handling of the war.
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