7 hours agoMerz: Iran is a terror regime, it would be nice to end the mulah regime
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in an interview for the German public media channel ARD, said Israel has the right to defend itself. He has added that it is unacceptable that Iran is building atomic weapons. Part of the interview: ARD: Last Friday a sovereign state, Israel began bombing another state [...]
Part of the interview:
ARD: Last Friday a sovereign state began bombing another sovereign state, Iran. Is this an offensive fight?
Friedrich Merz: We've been consulted on this subject all weekend, even at the G7 summit in Canada that was one of the most important topics. And exactly the day before, we adopted a joint statement. It again highlights Israel's right to self - defense and describes the character of Tehran's regime as a widespread regime responsible for global terror. From our point of view it is unacceptable that Iran is building atomic weapons. In this context, Israel is putting into effect its right to self - defense by taking that responsibility on its own.
ARD: Israel argues with a preventative blow. One important condition for this is that an imminent attack is imminent. Have you called Benjamin Netanyah's attack night? Has that argument split that an Iran attack is expected soon?
Friedrich Merz: These arguments have been given the day before. From the International Authority for Nuclear Energy there was a statement, which Iran again did not respect, to ensure access to all uranium enrichment plants that are scattered throughout the country. Iran immediately declared, will continue the uranium enrichment process even more intensively.
ARD: But is that a reason for war? Were talks with the United States scheduled for the weekend?
Friedrich Merz: This is an Israelite government decision, a decision that she has made within her competencies and her own responsibility. But Israel seems to have taken the threat so seriously that it has moved him to decide about this military response. This country has the right to self-relief. If the Israeli government saw that the moment had arrived, then I have no reason to object. ...
ARD: Because there are many countries that are threatened by another country: Does the fact that international law is being violated through the right of the fittest concern you?
Friedrich Merz: This is a special situation we've been seeing for years in the Middle East. Israel is surrounded by countries, most of whom hold as state doctrine the annihilation of the state of Israel. The country that has highlighted this most for decades is Iran and the Mlah regime. Israel has been threatened, and the nuclear weapons program has made it feel twice threatened. We jointly determined that Iran should not possess atomic weapons and that we have put in a context with the right to self-defense of the state of Israel.
ARD: How can the nuclear weapons program be terminated - militarily or through negotiations?
Friedrich Merz: The situation in the past four days has changed markedly. A military response has now been given, as decades of diplomatic efforts have failed. The US several years ago withdrew from the talks, while the Europeans continued, in hopes that there will probably be better moves. That hope was greatly disappointed last time.
ARD: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said: This crisis could end, killing Ajothollah Ali Chamenei. Do you share that appreciation?
Freeedrich Merz: This is an assessment of the Israeli prime minister, as he has declared. Maybe there's been a reason that made it public. However, it would be good if this regime in Iran no longer has any future influence in the country, as there are a large number of people who have long wanted to be freed from the yoke of this regime. We're dealing with a terror regime both inside and abroad. It would be good for this regime to come to an end.
