Friedrich Merz

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  • German FM and Merz 2025-10-25 16:35

    Canceled China visit marks early setback for Germany’s Merz

    German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has postponed his planned trip to China after Beijing confirmed only a meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with no additional high-level appointments.

  • E3 2025-08-27 21:37

    Europe’s Snapback Gamble

    Unofficial sources say the European troika plans to unlawfully trigger the reimposition of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran

    TEHRAN – In a move that could further escalate tensions with Iran, Britain, France, and Germany—collectively known as the E3—are reportedly preparing to trigger the so-called “snapback” mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal.

  • German-Israel 2025-07-08 22:08

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    Germany’s ‘dirty work’ scandal

    Petition calls for Merz to be held accountable over remarks on Israel’s war against Iran

    TEHRAN – Controversy is still swirling around the German chancellor's remarks on the Iran-Israel war, with a rapidly growing online petition calling for Friedrich Merz to be held accountable in Germany's Federal Court after he stated that Israel was performing the West's "dirty work" by striking Iranian nuclear, military, and civilian infrastructure.

  • Iranian-German citizens against Merz statments 2025-07-06 22:24

    Dozens of Iranian-German citizens file complaint against Merz for backing Israeli war on Iran

    Dozens of Iranian-German citizens have signed an online petition and filed a complaint with Germany’s Federal Court against Chancellor Friedrich Merz, following his statements regarding Israeli attacks on Iran, according to DW.

  • German leader Merz 2025-05-26 21:25

    Germany’s Merz: Israeli attacks on Gaza no longer justified as fight against Hamas

  • Merz becomes German chancellor 2025-05-06 20:22

    Merz becomes German chancellor in second Bundestag vote

    Friedrich Merz will be the German chancellor after winning a vote in the Bundestag Tuesday afternoon, following an embarrassing initial failure that plunged Berlin into political turmoil, Politico reported.

  • The Germans no longer trust the U.S. for security 2025-04-13 20:31

    By Michael Kimmage and Sudha David-Wilp

    The Zeitenwende is real this time

    Germany’s defense upgrade is necessary but could upset Europe’s balance of power

    For many years, Germany has needed to dramatically expand its defenses, and today, it finally seems ready to do so. When Russia annexed Crimea and invaded eastern Ukraine in 2014, Germany’s response was muted. Berlin held inconclusive talks with the Kremlin, imposed a handful of sanctions, and then quietly returned to business as usual with Moscow. After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a Zeitenwende, or “turning point.” He promised to increase defense spending, send more aid to Ukraine, and rapidly reduce Germany’s energy dependence on Russia. In the end, the Zeitenwende was a turning point in name only. Hamstrung by coalition infighting, Scholz failed to overhaul Germany’s defenses.

  • germany 2025-04-09 19:32

    Germany’s Merz is already in political trouble

    Friedrich Merz has yet to begin his chancellorship, but he’s already feeling the heat.

  • Germany 2025-03-16 20:32

    By Thorsten Benner

    Germany is rethinking everything nuclear

    The incoming German government, rattled by the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump withdrawing security guarantees, is preparing a fundamental readjustment of its defense posture. The new coalition of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) has already agreed to push for changes to the debt brake that would pave the way to dramatically higher military spending. Germany’s likely next chancellor, CDU leader Friedrich Merz, stated that “in view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent,” the government’s new motto needs to be “whatever it takes.”

  • EU 2025-03-05 18:16

    EU's von der Leyen proposes €800bn defense plan

    The European Commission president says increasing defense spending is necessary in "an era of rearmament." 

  • The ICC rejected statements made by Friedrich Merz, leader of the German CDU, who said he had invited Netanyahu to visit Germany 2025-02-25 22:53

    By Matin Jamshidi

    Not yet taking the helm, Merz seeks to serve as subservient to Netanyahu

    TEHRAN - Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor, told reporters on Monday that he would make sure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Germany despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.

  • CDU's Friedrich Merz thanks voters as he is greeted with cheers 2025-02-24 20:23

    Merz calls for 'step by step' independence from US

    Germany's next leader, Friedrich Merz, has issued a stark warning to Europe that the United States has become "largely indifferent" to the continent's fate and it must become independent.

  • CDU's Merz set to become chancellor 2025-02-24 02:13

    Germany's conservatives win parliamentary polls, far right AfD scores historic result

    Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday's elections with 28.6 percent of the vote.