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President Donald Trump<\/a> responded on Tuesday to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u2019s<\/a> criticism, claiming that the United States was being \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran. The president\u2019s retort questioned Merz\u2019s geopolitical knowledge, claiming that the chancellor thinks it is permissible for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, which, Trump believes, is unquestionably wrong.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it\u2019s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,\u201d Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s talking about! If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it\u2019s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s talking about! If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage. I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other Nations, or Presidents,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/j8ygtk3ylh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Trump then offered a reminder as to why he decided to engage in a military operation against Iran, stating that his decision to do so is something other world leaders \u201cshould have done long ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI am doing something with Iran, right now, that other Nations, or Presidents, should have done long ago,\u201d Trump said. \u201cNo wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise!\u201d<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s response to Merz came after comments<\/a> he made earlier on Monday while addressing students at a school in Marsberg, Germany.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,\u201d said<\/a> Merz.<\/p>\n \u201cAn entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n HOUSE LAWMAKERS TO WATCH AS GOP LEADERSHIP TRIES TO PASS FISA EXTENSION<\/a><\/p>\n Merz then questioned whether the U.S. had any legitimate strategy in the war, comparing the modern-day situation to military conflicts in the Middle East that the U.S. was involved in during the early 21st century, Iraq and Afghanistan.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Iranians are clearly stronger than expected and the Americans clearly have no truly convincing strategy in the negotiations either,\u201d said<\/a> Merz. \u201cThe problem with conflicts like this is always: You don\u2019t just have to get in, you have to get out again. We saw that very painfully in Afghanistan for 20 years. We saw it in Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n