The US will not deploy Tomahawk missiles in Germany — Merz has confirmed
This was confirmed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in an interview with broadcaster ARD.
“The Americans themselves are currently short of supplies. Objectively speaking, there is virtually no possibility for the US to transfer such weapons systems,” Tagesschau quotes Merz as saying.
The Chancellor stressed that “this matter is not yet closed”.
The Tomahawk missiles were intended to bolster Germany’s deterrence capabilities until Europe develops similar missiles of its own. The deployment plan was approved during the Biden administration.
The former US president also stationed 5,000 American troops in Germany, but the Pentagon recently announced a decision to withdraw them. This came after Merz publicly criticised the US for lacking a strategy to end the war in the Middle East and stated that the Iranians were ‘humiliating’ Washington.
However, Merz described the withdrawal of American troops as ‘nothing new’. According to him, this decision had been under discussion for some time: ‘Perhaps it is a bit exaggerated, but it is nothing new’.
Furthermore, the Chancellor denied any direct link between his criticism of the war in Iran and the decision by the current US President, Donald Trump. Merz did not back down from his view, but emphasised that he agreed with the US on its stance regarding Iran’s nuclear programme.
“The Americans are and remain an important partner for Germany within the North Atlantic Alliance. We share a common goal: Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons,” Merz wrote.
As a reminder, it was previously reported that US President Donald Trump had allowed for a reduction in US troops in Germany amid tensions with NATO allies.
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