German Chancellor Friedrich Merz voiced concern Tuesday that the United States and Israel appear to have "no common plan" for bringing the war against Iran "to a swift and convincing end"."The United States and Israel have been waging war against Iran for over a week. We share many of the goals, but with each day of the war, more questions arise," Merz said.
"We are particularly concerned that there is apparently no common plan for how this war can be brought to a swift and convincing end."
Speaking at a Berlin press conference alongside Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Merz warned that "Germany and Europe have no interest in an endless war".
"We have no interest in the dissolution of Iran's territorial integrity, statehood or economic viability."
The US-Israeli military campaign must not lead to "a scenario like the one we saw in Libya, Iraq or other states in the region," Merz said.
"This affects our security, our energy supply and may also have an impact on migration."
Merz added that "the world needs a stable, viable Iran as part of a regional peace and security order in which neither Israel nor other partners are threatened and in which Tehran abandons its nuclear ambitions and renounces terrorism".
