Germany's Merz turns against Trump over war in Iran - POLITICO
Last week, the chancellor told the U.S. president he was fully aligned on toppling the regime in Tehran. But his tone on the war is now souring sharply.
BERLIN — Only last week German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was "on the same page" as U.S. President Donald Trump over the goals of the Iran war.
He is no longer sounding so enthusiastic.
Europe's most powerful leader went out on a limb to stick close to Washington in the early days of the conflict, while his peers such as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes as illegal.
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