Germany laments Trump's 'avoidable, unnecessary' Iran war
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“Germany laments Trump's 'avoidable, unnecessary' Iran war”
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— In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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— On 28 February 2026, a war began when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on multiple sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
“President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticized the US and Israel's attacks on Iran”
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— An indirect presidential election (officially the 16th Federal Convention) was held on 12 February 2017 to elect the 12th President of Germany. Incumbent President Joachim Gauck announced on 6 June 20…
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— An indirect presidential election (officially the 17th Federal Convention) was held in Germany on 13 February 2022 to elect the next president of Germany.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the high…
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— Frank-Walter Steinmeier (German: [ˈfʁaŋkˌvaltɐ ˈʃtaɪnˌmaɪ.ɐ] ; born 5 January 1956) is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously Minister for Foreign Aff…
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“Steinmeier called the war a 'politically fateful mistake' that constituted a 'breach of international law'”
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— Frank-Walter Steinmeier (German: [ˈfʁaŋkˌvaltɐ ˈʃtaɪnˌmaɪ.ɐ] ; born 5 January 1956) is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously Minister for Foreign Aff…
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— The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک, romanized: barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak (برجام, BARJAM)), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran dea…
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— Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
“The German leaders were speaking at an event in Berlin marking the 75th anniversary of the post-war reformation of the German Foreign Ministry in 1951”
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— The Berlin event marked the 75th anniversary of the post-war reformation of the German Foreign Ministry
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“Wadephul reminded the audience of the enormous US role in defeating Nazi Germany, rebuilding post-war Germany and assisting in reunification”
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“Wadephul warned of 'new epochal challenges' amid the increasingly erratic foreign policy of President Donald Trump's second term”
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“Europe had to 'deal with two wars right on its borders': a Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and a war in the Middle East and the Gulf”
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“The international order that we've known for the last 75 years is under pressure”
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“It was above all the US which liberated us from the Nazi regime, shaped the Federal Republic of Germany and enabled our reunification”
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“Steinmeier stated that the war was a 'politically fateful mistake ... a truly avoidable, unnecessary war'”
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“The war was a 'breach of international law' and the justification of an imminent attack on the US does not hold water”
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“The war's goal to stop Iran from nuclear weapons could have been achieved through more effective diplomatic routes”
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“Tuesday's ceremony commemorated 75 years since the former West Germany reestablished a Foreign Ministry in 1951”
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“The Federal Republic of Germany was first founded in May 1949 but could not immediately conduct foreign policy”
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“The US, France, and UK allowed West Germany to reestablish diplomatic relations and reform a Foreign Ministry in 1951”
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“The Foreign Ministry's headquarters was moved east after reunification and Berlin became the capital”
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