Trump Falsely Claims German Chancellor Merz Supports Nuclear-Armed Iran

President Trump attacked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Truth Social, falsely claiming that Merz 'thinks it's OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon' and 'doesn't know what he's talking about.' The statement misrepresented Merz's actual position—Merz had warned that Iran was 'humiliating' the United States in the ongoing conflict and criticized U.S. strategy, but did not express support for Iranian nuclear weapons. Trump added that 'if Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage.' Multiple sources confirmed this was a mischaracterization of Merz's actual stance on Iran's nuclear program. The German government responded through a spokesperson reaffirming Germany's longstanding opposition to Iranian nuclear weapons development. The exchange further strained relations between the allied nations during an ongoing Middle East crisis involving Iranian military actions in the Strait of Hormuz.

"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!" — Posted on Truth Social in response to Chancellor Merz's criticism of U.S. handling of the Iran crisis, where Merz stated Iran was 'humiliating' the United States