German Chancellor Says Relationship With Trump Is Good, Despite Comments About Iran

Friedrich Merz had earlier said that the United States had been ‘humiliated’ by Tehran after U.S. officials agreed to travel to Pakistan for peace talks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 16, 2026. Axel Schmidt/Reuters

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on April 29 said that he is on good terms with U.S. President Donald Trump, despite Merz’s recent remarks about the Iran war and Trump’s criticism of the German chancellor.

“From my perspective, my personal relationship with the ​U.S. President remains good,” Merz told reporters. “I simply had doubts from the ⁠start about what was begun with the war in Iran. That is ​why I have made that clear.”