Trump criticises Germany's Merz, tells him to stop interfering over Iran

The German leader has said Iranians were humiliating the US in talks to end the war

US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, Mar 3, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

US President Donald Trump criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, saying he should focus on trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war and spend "less time on interfering" with the effort to tackle "the Iran nuclear threat".

Trump has been sparring with Merz over the war in Iran in recent days. On Tuesday, he said Merz didn't know what he was talking about after the German leader said the Iranians were humiliating the US in talks to end the two-month-old war.

Trump made his comments in a Truth Social post.

"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!" Trump said.