German chancellor says the U.S. ‘is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership’ as allies go public with discontent
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the U.S. for being humiliated by Iran's leadership as the conflict surpasses two months, with allies expressing growing frustration over economic fallout and lack of diplomatic progress. European and Asian nations, heavily reliant on energy through the Strait of Hormuz, face rising costs and inflation, while U.S. efforts to negotiate a resolution remain stalled. Iran has proposed a mutual easing of restrictions on the strait, but the U.S. maintains firm red lines on its nuclear program. Allies including Spain, the U.K., and Thailand are increasingly vocal about the global economic consequences and U.S. handling of the crisis.
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As the Iran war, a conflict President Donald Trump vowed would last no more than six weeks, now stretches past its second month, U.S. allies are increasingly going public with their discontent.Recommended Video German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is one of the latest to air out his concerns. In a speech Monday, the chancellor said Iran is embarrassing the U.S. on a global stage. “An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership,” he said in a speech to students at an educational center in Marsberg, “especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible.” As the conflict marches on and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, countries in Europe and Asia are particularly vulnerable to the economic fallout of the strait’s closure.
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