Reference Message Network reported on June 18th according to a report on the website of Germany's Die Zeit weekly on June 17th that German Chancellor Merz believed that Israel's attack on Iran was serving its Western allies. Merz said in an interview with German Channel Two during the G7 Summit in Canada: "This is the dirty work we all rely on Israel to do for us. We are also affected by that regime."
The report stated that Merz said that Tehran's leadership "brought death and destruction to the world through attacks, assassinations, and killings, through Hezbollah and Hamas." He said, "Without the Tehran regime, the incident where Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023 would never have happened."
Merz said: "I pay the highest respect to the courage of the Israeli army and Israeli leaders for doing this." He said that if Israel hadn't done so, "we might continue to witness this regime's terrorist activities in the coming years, and possibly even see it gain nuclear weapons."
In addition, Merz also said that he hoped the Iranian government would collapse. He said in an interview with German Channel One: "We are dealing with a terrorist regime that terrorizes internally and externally. It would be good if this regime collapsed."
Meanwhile, he suggested that some departments of the Iranian government return to the negotiation table. Merz said: "The part of the Iranian government that still has the ability to act still has the opportunity to return to the negotiation table and engage in dialogue." He also said that the final decision lies with the Iranian government. "If it is unwilling to negotiate, then Israel will pursue this path to the end." (Compiled/translated by Wang Qin)
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