President Trump has issued a stark nuclear warning to Germany after the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, claimed that Iran has been 'humiliating' the US during the war.
Germany's leader said on Monday (April 27) that Iran had been embarrassing the US, after dragging American diplomats out to Pakistan for futile peace talks regarding the ongoing war.
Merz, who was speaking to students in Marsberg, claimed that the Iranians were 'obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skilled at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result'.
Just one month after he met with President Trump at the White House in March, the chancellor added: "An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible."
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But Trump did not take lightly to the leader's comments, and swiftly drafted a response to the bold claims on his platform, Truth Social.
The president wrote: "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! If Iran had a nuclear weapon, the whole world would be held hostage."
He continued: "I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other nations, or presidents, should have done long ago. No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both economically, and otherwise! President DONALD J. TRUMP."
It comes after a leaked Pentagon email allegedly explores ways that the US could hold its NATO allies accountable after the Iran war rift, as per Reuters.
A US official told the outlet that the Trump administration believes it has been failed by many countries, in regards to supporting US operations.
The leaked email allegedly detailed suspending Spain from the alliance, as well as reviewing America's position on the UK's claim to the Falkland Islands.
However, it seems that a historical royal visit has smoothed things over significantly between the US and the UK, at a time where their special relationship appeared to be in jeopardy.
King Charles and Queen Camilla flew across the pond earlier this week to meet Trump at the White House, as the King addressed the US Congress.
"Time and time again," he said in his speech, "Our two countries have always found ways to come together."
The official visit is the first since Queen Elizabeth II's in 2007.
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Mia Williams