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30 Apr 2026, 13:19

Friedrich Merz, the Chancellor of Germany, said on Thursday that Iran cannot hold the entire world hostage by blocking the Strait of Hormuz.

Mr. Merz, during a visit to a military training center, urged Iran to "come to the negotiating table and stop stalling."

He stated that he has been working to increase pressure through sanctions on Iran during the recent European Council meeting in Cyprus, adding that Iran's military program must come to an end and that there should be no further attacks against Israel or regional partners.

The recent remarks by the Chancellor of Germany come after criticisms from Donald Trump, the President of the United States, following Merz's statements about Iran. In his latest comments, Mr. Merz emphasized the importance of "reliable transatlantic partnership" without referencing Trump's remarks, stating: "In this particularly turbulent time, we are following a clear compass. This compass continues to point towards a united NATO and a reliable transatlantic partnership." He mentioned that Berlin is "in close and reliable contact with its partners, including and especially with Washington" regarding the consequences of the war in the Middle East.
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Donald Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social: "The Chancellor of Germany should focus more than anything on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine and intervene less in the affairs of those who are eliminating the nuclear threat of the Islamic Republic; an action that, according to him, makes the world, including Germany, safer."
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