Friedrich Merz has appeared to suggest that Iran should not be protected by international law.
In a major intervention, the German chancellor expressed fears that such rules were becoming redundant in a world where rogue states broke them with impunity and allies did not enforce them.
He went on to say that “now is not the time” for Europeans to “lecture” the United States and Israel about legality, as he turned a blind eye to accusations that their attacks on Iran broke international law.
I don’t think it’s because the regime in Iran is evil, but because Germany considers Israel and the US to be their allies, and they don’t want to lose their support. So it’s more like opting not to protect children against paedophiles because you’re best friends with Epstein. Not that that would ever happen…