JAKARTA - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned the effectiveness of the US and Israeli military operations in Iran.
"I am not sure what Israel and the US are doing now will really work," he said, quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Saturday, March 28.
He admitted that he doubted "whether there was a strategy and whether the strategy was carried out well."
"In this case, the situation could last longer and it is likely not to improve," he said, adding.
Merz said the US and Israel were "entangled" in the war against Iran. He warned the two allied countries would not be able to carry out a change of government in Iran, if that was their goal.
Merz also said US President Donald Trump had understood that the war in Iran was not a NATO war so Germany could not help.
"However, we have offered to coordinate, for example, military protection in the Strait of Hormuz with other parties if there is a ceasefire," he said.
According to Merz, Germany's involvement requires an international mandate as well as approval from the parliament (Bundestag) and the cabinet decision.
"We are still far from that, and as long as the war continues, it is not an option for us," he said.
Tensions in the Middle East have been escalating since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
Iran then launched retaliatory attacks on Israel as well as Gulf countries hosting US military assets.
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