Iranian Foreign Minister Rebukes Merz
Writing on the US-based social media platform X, Araghchi argued that the E3 — the United Kingdom, France, and Germany — had essentially “put an end to their role” in nuclear talks by “pursuing the return of UN sanctions on Iran last September “at Merz’s insistence.””
“Now, Merz is begging to be allowed back into the same negotiations,” the Iranian foreign minister remarked.
Earlier the same day, Merz stated on X that Berlin “wants to work with” Persian Gulf nations to “promote peace in the region,” while stressing that current developments in Iran “stand in the way.”
“The violence must stop. We are prepared to further increase the pressure and to engage in talks aimed at bringing Iran’s nuclear programme to a swift end,” Merz wrote.
Reacting to those comments, Araghchi said Germany had once been the “engine of Europe’s progress” but had since become an “engine of regression,” aiming a pointed critique at the present German leadership.
“We Iranians have unfortunately been faced with several other examples of Merz’s political naivety and distasteful character,” he added.
The senior Iranian official further alleged that the German chancellor had “expressed exuberance” after Israel’s strike on Iran last June and had advanced claims portraying Iran as “being weeks away from collapse.”
“Germans are a great people who have contributed to humankind with their hard work and ingenuity. Iran has always welcomed strong relations with Germany,” Araghchi also said.
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