BERLIN, June 23 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that there was no reason for him to criticise attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran.
“There is no reason for us, or for me personally, to criticise what Israel started a week ago, nor is there any reason to criticise what America did last weekend,” Merz said at an event organised by the BDI German industrial lobby group.
“Yes, it is not without risk, but leaving it as it was wasn’t an option either,” he added.
Merz said it was evident that Iran was on a path to creating a nuclear weapon.
“The evidence that Iran is continuing on its path to building a nuclear weapon can no longer be seriously disputed,” he said.
(Writing by Friederike Heine, Editing by Ludwig Burger)
