Merz to Discuss ‘Day After’ in Iran, Push Trump on Trade

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 3.Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

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By Jeff Mason and Tyler Kendall

March 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM UTC

Updated on

March 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM UTC

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he intended to discuss with President Donald Trump the next steps in the war on Iran amid questions about the US administration’s endgame after it launched strikes on the Islamic Republic.

“We are on the same page in terms of getting this terrible regime in Iran away,” Merz told reporters during a White House visit on Tuesday. “We will talk about the day after, what will happen then, if they are out.”