Trump rebukes German Chancellor Merz over Iran war criticism

7 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Apr 30

In posts from Tuesday to Thursday, Trump attacked Merz after remarks in Marsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, where the chancellor said Washington had entered the conflict without a convincing strategy.
Trump falsely suggested Merz supported Iran having a nuclear weapon and urged him to focus instead on Russia's war in Ukraine and Germany's immigration and energy problems.
The clash adds to widening US-European strains as Iran conflict talks remain stalled over nuclear demands and Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy shipping route.

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