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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Reynolds

Trump tells European leader to stop ‘interfering’ in Iran war

  • Donald Trump publicly criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on social media.
  • Trump urged Merz to focus on Germany's internal issues, including the Russia/Ukraine war, immigration, and energy, rather than “interfering” with efforts to counter the “Iran Nuclear threat”.
  • This rebuke followed Merz's comments that Iran was “humiliating” the United States by engaging in unproductive peace talks.
  • Merz had specifically noted Iran's strategy of allowing US envoys to travel for talks that ultimately yielded no results.
  • The ongoing Iran crisis is straining relations between the US and its NATO allies, with Merz also questioning Trump's exit strategy for the conflict.

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