Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the U.S. is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran, arguing Donald Trump’s team is getting outplayed as nuclear talks stall after canceled negotiations in Islamabad and no progress from earlier rounds.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the US is being “humiliated” by Iran, arguing Donald Trump’s team is getting outplayed as nuclear talks stall after canceled negotiations in Islamabad and no progress from earlier rounds.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the US is being “humiliated” by Iran, arguing Donald Trump’s team is getting outplayed as nuclear talks stall after canceled negotiations in Islamabad and no progress from earlier rounds.
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