Trump hits back at German chancellor after Iran criticism

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April 28, 2026 2:51 PM EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about research into mental health treatments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war ‌in Iran on Tuesday, a day ⁠after Merz said the Iranians were humiliating ‌the United States in ‌talks to end it.

"The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK ​for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what ⁠he’s talking about!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social ​post, mischaracterizing Merz's position. Merz has said Iran must not have a ​nuclear weapon.

Merz said ‌on Monday that Iran's leadership was humiliatingthe United States and ⁠getting U.S. officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in ⁠an unusually pointed rebuke over the conflict.

Merz also ​said he did not see what exit strategy the U.S. was pursuing in the Iran ‌war - comments that underlined deep divisions between Washington and its ‌European NATO allies, which had already ⁠been festering over ‌Ukraine and ​other issues.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Jasper Ward; Editing by Doina ‌Chiacu)


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