No more ‘daddy’? Trump becoming orphan with Euros over Iran

In remarks unlikely to endear him to U.S. President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, recently offered a brutally candid assessment of Washington’s war on Iran. "This whole affair is, to say the least, ill-considered," Merz said. "At the moment, I cannot see what strategic exit the Americans are opting for. The Iranians are negotiating very skillfully—or rather, very skillfully not negotiating. An entire nation (the U.S.) is being humiliated. The Iranians are clearly stronger than...