No reason to criticize Israeli or US attacks on Iran, German leader says

"There is no reason for us, or for me personally, to criticize what Israel started a week ago, nor is there any reason to criticize what America did last weekend," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.

Speaking at a BDI event, he acknowledged the operations carried risks but argued that “leaving it as it was wasn’t an option either.”

“The evidence that Iran is continuing on its path to building a nuclear weapon can no longer be seriously disputed.”