DW News23
As Washington pressures Europe over the Iran war, Germany is stuck between needing US support for Ukraine and not participating in the war in Iran, so basically a rock and a hard place. How has Berlin’s position evolved since the US and Israel launched their strikes and how is it affecting transatlantic relations? Host Max Hofmann speaks with Sudha David-Wilp (GMF), DW’s Michaela Küfner and Teri Schultz about the new relationship status of the US and Germany.
00:00 Intro
01:32 Trump on Merz
02:23 Trump–Merz Presser
04:46 “Zeitenwende”
07:14 Iran war
09:33 NATO
16:42 Friedrich Merz
20:44 German–U.S. Relations
23:13 Trump on NATO
28:56 Germany’s defense spending
31:12 “Relationship Status”
34:49 End
