German Chancellor Accuses US of Being Humiliated by Iran in Diplomatic Talks
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the United States of being 'humiliated' by Iran's leadership during ongoing diplomatic negotiations. The Trump administration canceled a planned trip by US negotiators to Islamabad for indirect talks with an Iranian delegation. A prior round of talks in Islamabad, led by Vice President JD Vance, ended without progress.
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German chancellor suggests Trump administration is being outwitted at negotiating table by Tehran The US is being “humiliated” by Iran’s leadership, according to Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, who suggested the Trump administration was being outwitted at the negotiating table by Tehran. Two days ago Donald Trump cancelled a trip by US negotiators to Islamabad for indirect talks with an Iranian delegation. A previous round in the Pakistani capital two weeks earlier, when JD Vance, the American vice-president, led the US delegation, broke up without progress. Continue reading...
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