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Trump criticizes Germany's Merz, tells him to stop interfering over Iran - Reuters

Trump criticizes Germany's Merz, tells him to stop interfering over Iran - Reuters

Trump criticizes Germany's Merz, tells him to stop interfering over Iran Reuters

April 30, 2026 at 01:59 PM Original source
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Notable Quotes

"stop interfering over Iran"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"We maintain close and trusting contact with our partners, including—and especially—those in Washington."

— Friedrich Merz , Politician

"The Americans clearly have no strategy, and the problem with conflicts like this is always that you don’t just have to go in; you also have to get out again."

— Friedrich Merz , Politician

"The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The problem with conflicts like this is always you don’t just have to get in – you have to get out again."

— Friedrich Merz , Politician

"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"From my perspective, my personal relationship with the US President remains good. I simply had doubts from the start about what was begun with the war in Iran. That is why I have made that clear."

— Friedrich Merz , Politician

"In Germany and Europe, we are suffering from the consequences, such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This has a direct impact on our energy supply and a huge impact on our economic performance."

— Friedrich Merz , Politician

"He should focus on trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war and spend less time on interfering with the effort to tackle the Iran nuclear threat."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"Stop interfering over Iran."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine and on fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"simply had doubts from the start about what was begun with the war in Iran."

— Friedrich Merz , Politician

"An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible."

— Friedrich Merz , Politician

"He doesn’t know what he’s talking about! If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"Ninety million proud and honorable Iranians inside and outside the country regard all of Iran’s identity-based, spiritual, human, scientific, industrial and technological capacities as national assets."

— Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei , Politician

"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"He's doing a terrible job."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"He's doing a terrible job."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"stop interfering over Iran"

— Donald Trump , Politician

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