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Germany's Merz says diplomacy offer to now-weakened Iran still stands
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Posted on June 17, 2025
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Posted on June 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Germany's Chancellor Merz confirms diplomatic support to Iran amid recent attacks, with Europe ready to assist if talks resume, discussed at the G7 summit.
KANANASKIS, Canada (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that the leadership in Tehran has been weakened by Israel's attacks in the past few days and will likely not return to its former strength.
"This regime is very weakened and will probably not return to its former strength, making the future of the country uncertain. We will have to wait and see," Merz said in an interview with broadcaster Welt at the G7 summit in Canada.
He added that the Europeans' offer of diplomatic assistance, should talks resume, still stood as they did before the attacks.
"If a new situation were to arise, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom would again be prepared to provide diplomatic assistance, as they were until last Thursday," he said.
(Reporting by Andreas RinkeWriting by Miranda MurrayEditing by Madeline Chambers)
Merz stated that the leadership in Tehran has been weakened by Israel's recent attacks and is unlikely to regain its former strength.
Yes, Merz confirmed that the Europeans' offer of diplomatic assistance remains valid should talks resume.
Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are prepared to offer diplomatic assistance if a new situation arises.
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