In an address to students on Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. has “no strategy” with Iran.
“I cannot see what strategic exit the Americans are now opting for, especially as the Iranians are obviously negotiating very skillfully -- or, rather, very skillfully not negotiating and letting the Americans travel to Islamabad [in Pakistan] only to leave again without any results,” Merz said. “An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian state leadership, particularly through these so-called Revolutionary Guards."
"We offered, as Europeans -- and said that we were willing -- after the end of negotiations to help getting the Strait of Hormuz open again,” he continued. “... We can help there but first the fighting needs to end. And at the moment I do not see how this can be realized in the near future because the Iranians are clearly stronger than one thought and the Americans clearly don't seem to have a convincing negotiating strategy.”
