{"id":327147,"date":"2026-03-18T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-germany-refuses-to-join-iran-war-merz-explains-why-in-address-to-parliament-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:00:31","slug":"live-germany-refuses-to-join-iran-war-merz-explains-why-in-address-to-parliament-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-germany-refuses-to-join-iran-war-merz-explains-why-in-address-to-parliament-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Live: Germany refuses to join Iran war \u2013 Merz explains why in address to parliament | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HpULkGjwo3o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Live: Germany refuses to join Iran war \u2013 Merz explains why in address to parliament | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HpULkGjwo3o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is sharpening his tone on the Iran War. After initially supporting President Trump\u2019s goal of toppling the Iranian regime, Friedrich Merz now says Germany will not join the war. 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