{"id":315993,"date":"2026-02-06T21:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-merzs-gulf-charm-offensive-all-about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:01:21","slug":"whats-merzs-gulf-charm-offensive-all-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-merzs-gulf-charm-offensive-all-about\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Merz&#8217;s Gulf charm offensive all about?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lOllPxBDKjY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's Merz's Gulf charm offensive all about?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOllPxBDKjY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As the longstanding alliance with the US looks increasingly unpredictable, Germany is looking for friends with benefits in the Gulf region. 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