- Donald Trump publicly criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on social media.
- Trump urged Merz to focus on Germany's internal issues, including the Russia/Ukraine war, immigration, and energy, rather than “interfering” with efforts to counter the “Iran Nuclear threat”.
- This rebuke followed Merz's comments that Iran was “humiliating” the United States by engaging in unproductive peace talks.
- Merz had specifically noted Iran's strategy of allowing US envoys to travel for talks that ultimately yielded no results.
- The ongoing Iran crisis is straining relations between the US and its NATO allies, with Merz also questioning Trump's exit strategy for the conflict.
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