The Iranian Foreign Ministry lashed out this Tuesday against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, whom it accused of focusing his interventions on the war, the "military nuclear program," and the "partners" of Tehran, censuring that his government has not "shown even the minimum moral courage necessary to condemn" the "war of aggression" that, according to Tehran, the United States and Israel have launched against the Islamic Republic.
In a post shared on social media, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baqaei, stated that "the German chancellor speaks of Iran's 'war,' its 'military nuclear program,' and Iran's 'allies.' This narrative is deliberately distorted. It was USrael (combining the names of the United States in English and Israel) and not Iran that initiated a war of aggression, and Germany has not been able to show even the minimum moral courage necessary to condemn it."
The representative of the Ministry insisted, in line with Tehran's official position, that "those (groups) that Berlin labels as 'allies' are independent actors with their own well-defined causes and calculations. They fight for self-determination, freedom, and dignity against occupation, aggression, and subjugation."
Likewise, he reiterated that "Iran has no 'military' nuclear program, no matter how much Israel's defenders repeat the 'big lie' invented by this country."
Baqaei added that "our region should not have to pay the price of Germany's guilt complex or its habit of appeasing bullies," and demanded that "Germany cannot support the 'dirty work' and then pretend to be a defender of peace and a teacher of morality."
These statements come after the German chancellor called on Tehran the day before to "put an end once and for all to this blockade" of the Strait of Hormuz, "stop its military nuclear program," and cease its "support (...) for affiliated groups," in addition to demanding that Iran "not escalate the conflict" involving Iraq.