After Trump criticism, Germany's Merz says relations are good with US President

​Friedrich Merz's relationship ​with the ‌U.S. President ​is still good, the German chancellor ‌said on Wednesday after Donald Trump hit back at his criticism of ‌the war in Iran. "From my ‌perspective, my personal relationship with the U.S. President remains good.


Reuters | Berlin | Updated: 29-04-2026 15:55 IST | Created: 29-04-2026 15:55 IST
After Trump criticism, Germany's Merz says relations are good with US President
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​Friedrich Merz's relationship ​with the ‌U.S. President ​is still good, the German chancellor ‌said on Wednesday after Donald Trump hit back at his criticism of ‌the war in Iran.

"From my ‌perspective, my personal relationship with the U.S. President remains good. I simply ⁠had ​doubts ⁠from the start about what was begun ⁠with the war in Iran. ​That is why I have ⁠made that clear," said Merz.

On Tuesday, Trump ⁠criticised ​Merz over the war in Iran, saying in a ⁠social media post that the German ⁠chancellor ⁠didn't know what he was talking about.

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