Germany thinks Iran is getting the better of Donald Trump in negotiations.
On Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a group of secondary school students in western Germany that “there is a sense that a whole nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, particularly by these so-called Revolutionary Guards,” Bloomberg reports.
“It is quite obvious that the Americans have absolutely no coherent strategy whatsoever,” Merz said to students in his home district of Marsberg. “And the fundamental problem with these kinds of conflicts is always the same: It is not enough to simply get yourself in—you must also figure out how to get yourself out.”
German Chancellor Merz: It is quite obvious that the Americans have absolutely no coherent strategy whatsoever.And the fundamental problem with these kinds of conflicts is always the same: it is not enough to simply get yourself in—you must also figure out how to get yourself… pic.twitter.com/TnzH5Aea9O
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) April 27, 2026Merz’s criticism is a bad sign for Trump, who has complained about a lack of support from European powers for his war with Iran. Merz visited Trump last month and seemed to be on good terms with the president at the time, telling the press that “we are on the same page in terms of getting this terrible regime in Iran away.”
“We will talk about the day after, what will happen then, if they are out,” Merz said March 3, less than one week after the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran.
Days later, though, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the country would not send ships to the region, and last week, Merz said that he and other leaders were not consulted prior to the initial attacks on Iran, adding that he has expressed his concerns to Trump in two separate conversations.
“If I had known that this would go on for five or six weeks and keep getting worse, I would have made my point to him even more forcefully,” Merz said. Rising fuel prices as a result of the war are affecting economies all around the world, especially Germany, the leading economy in Europe, a point Merz stressed in his remarks.
“This war against Iran has a direct impact on our economic performance and must therefore be brought to an end as soon as possible,” Merz said.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has given it the upper hand in the conflict with the U.S., and the world is noticing that Trump hasn’t produced any results from negotiations in Pakistan. The longer this conflict drags on, the worse it reflects on the president.
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