{"id":340464,"date":"2026-05-04T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-downplays-trumps-threats-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:00:30","slug":"merz-downplays-trumps-threats-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-downplays-trumps-threats-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz downplays Trump&#8217;s threats | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nWt01n0jykI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Merz downplays Trump's threats | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nWt01n0jykI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A comment made by Germany\u2019s Friedrich Merz, saying the US was being \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran, prompted Donald Trump to threaten the withdrawal of US troops from German bases. 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