German counselor said Friedrich Mertz Israel is currently “dirty action” on behalf of the entire West, and indicated that it is grateful for Israeli measures against Iran.
In an interview with the German “ZDF” station on the sidelines of the Group of Seven in Canada, Mertz said that the leadership in Tehran brought “death and destruction to the world through attacks, killing and violence, across Hezbollah And enthusiasm“.
And he considered that the attack it carried out Hamas movement On October 7, 2023, “It would never have happened without the regime’s support in Tehran.”
He continued, “I can only express the greatest respect towards the Israeli army and the Israeli leadership of their courage to do so … Otherwise, we would have witnessed the terror of this system for months and years, and perhaps after that with a nuclear weapon in our hands.”
Meretz pointed out that the return of the Iranian regime to the negotiating table, means that “more military interventions will not be needed.”
He continued, “If this is not the case, the complete destruction of the Iranian nuclear weapons program may be on the agenda,” and expressed his belief that Israeli army He cannot completely end that task “because it lacks the necessary weapons, but the Americans possess it.”
In other statements to the “Welt” channel, Mertz said that the Iranian regime has become “very weak” after the recent Israeli strikes, noting that “the chances of returning to the negotiating table are still in place, and that Germany, France and the United Kingdom are ready to provide diplomatic support if the talks resumed.
Mertz’s comments come at a time when the region is witnessing a dangerous escalation, as Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel, while Israel continues to bomb sites in Tehran and other Iranian cities, including oil facilities and military command centers.