German president denounces US-Israeli aggression against Iran

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday denounced the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, highlighting that the unilateral destruction of the 2015 nuclear agreement by the Trump administration paved the way for the current escalation and instability in the West Asian region. According to German media, Steinmeier made the remarks during a major address to German diplomats at an event marking the 75th anniversary of the German Foreign Office.

Steinmeier directly addressed the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), stating it would have been better if that agreement had been preserved. He emphasized: "If the 2015 agreement with Iran had been preserved, it would have been possible to prevent the consequences we are currently witnessing." Steinmeier, who was personally involved in negotiating the JCPOA as foreign minister, bluntly called the war "a politically disastrous mistake" and "a politically fatal error."

The German president noted that the US justification for its aggression "does not hold water" and constitutes a clear violation of international law. Steinmeier told diplomats that maintaining the JCPOA had delivered real progress toward stability, while the US withdrawal under President Trump in his first term and the subsequent military adventure in his second have led to precisely the dangerous situation Iran had long warned against.

President Steinmeier's remarks represent a significant crack in the Western facade of support for the US-Israeli alliance, according to Press TV. By openly admitting the war was avoidable and that preserving the JCPOA could have prevented today's crisis, the German head of state has effectively validated the Islamic Republic's consistent position. Tehran says that diplomacy and respect for Iran's sovereign rights, not sanctions and bombs, are the path to regional peace and security.