Germany Backs Diplomacy, Aligns with U.S. on Iran Talks
In the phone call with Abbas Araghchi, I emphasized: Germany supports a negotiated solution. As a close US ally, we share the same goal: Iran must completely and verifiably renounce…
Germany says US troop withdrawal was ‘foreseeable’ amid Iran spat
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says it was “foreseeable” that the United States would withdraw its troops from Europe, including from Germany. – The US military said it’s planning to…
Trump says US considering reducing troops in Germany
President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is looking at withdrawing some of the nearly 40,000 American military personnel in Germany just days after the country’s leader sharply criticized the U.S.-led…
Ukraine may have to cede territory to keep EU hopes alive – Merz
Ukraine may have to accept territorial losses in a future peace deal with Russia to keep its EU membership hopes alive, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday. – Moscow…
Leaders Support Ceasefire, Stress Urgency of Negotiated Solution
Joint Statement Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, Prime Minister Carney, President Dan, acting Prime Minister Frederiksen, Prime Minister Frostadóttir, Prime Minister Jetten, Prime…
EU, Germany express concern over Israel’s new death penalty law
Israel’s parliament passed a bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of “terror” – but will not impose…
German president calls Iran war a disastrous mistake, in rare rebuke of Trump
The Iran war is a “disastrous mistake” that breaches international law, Germany’s president said on Tuesday in an unusually blunt rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, which he…
Merz welcomes ‘signal’ of Trump’s readiness to end fighting
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed gratitude over what he said were recent signals from Donald Trump that he is prepared to bring strikes against Iran to an end. –…
German foreign minister does not see role for NATO in securing Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says Germany does not see a role for the NATO defence alliance in addressing the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran. – “I don’t…
France, Germany, UK and US Back Peaceful Integration of North East Syria
Joint statement by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States following a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean Noël Barrot, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, German Minister…