President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social at 28 April 2026 at 19:25 BST: "The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it's OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn't know what he's talking about!" "If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage. I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other Nations, or Presidents, should have done long ago." "No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise!" Explanation: President Donald Trump's public denunciation of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's purported acceptance of an Iranian nuclear weapon signals significant tensions... [Continue Reading]