German chancellor says US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran

Published April 27, 2026 12:26pm ET | Updated April 27, 2026 12:26pm ET



German Chancellor Friedrich Merz offered a grim assessment of American diplomacy’s effectiveness with Tehran, asserting that “an entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership.”

Merz made the comments to students while visiting Carolus-Magnus-Gymnasium, a school in Marsberg in the German leader’s home region of Sauerland.

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