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Shafaq News- Washington/ Berlin
US President Donald Trump on Thursday called on German Chancellor
Friedrich Merz to focus on “fixing his broken country,” rather than critiquing
US efforts to neutralize the Iranian nuclear threat.
“The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with
Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!),” Trump added, pressing
him to devote less time interfering with those ‘’making the World, including
Germany, a safer place!’’
Berlin did not immediately react to Trump’s remarks.
Earlier today, Merz signaled Germany’s readiness to take part in
military measures to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,
subject to international or parliamentary authorization. He also urged Iran to
return to negotiations without delay, stressing that the waterway should remain
open “without conditions.”
The escalation began after US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran on February
28, prompting Tehran to impose restrictions on US- and Israeli-linked shipping
in the strategic corridor, disrupting maritime traffic. Washington later
imposed a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports.