Middle East crisis live: Iran says it needs guarantees against attacks before Gulf can be stable
Iran has stated that it requires guarantees against attacks to ensure stability in the Gulf region. This comes amid escalating tensions and stalled negotiations between the US and Iran. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the US strategy, claiming it is being humiliated by Iran's leadership.
- ▪Iran demands guarantees against attacks for Gulf stability.
- ▪Donald Trump criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his comments on Iran.
- ▪Merz expressed concerns about the US strategy in dealing with Iran, suggesting it lacks direction.
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14.37 EDTTrump says German chancellor 'doesn't know what he's talking about' after Merz said Iran was 'humiliating' the USThe US president, who is meant to be busy hosting King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House during their state visit, has found time in his schedule to lash out at the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, whom he said “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” regarding Iran.In a post on Truth Social moments ago, Donald Trump wrote: double quotation markThe 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! 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, should have done long ago.
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