🇩🇪 Germany’s Friedrich Merz reiterates his doubts about the Iran war while emphasizing that his relationship with President Trump remains strong:
— “The personal relationship between the US president and me remains, in my view, unchanged and good.”
— “However, I have had doubts from the very beginning about this war in Iran, which is why I have expressed them openly.”
— “We in Germany and Europe are suffering significantly from the consequences, for example, from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.”
— “This has a direct impact on our energy supply and a massive effect on our economic performance.”