Germany's Merz on high-stakes Washington trip amid Iran fallout

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : In their Oval Office talk, Merz will outline the EU's "coordinated position", a spokesman said, adding that "businesses need planning security, and that applies on both sides of the Atlantic".
51% : While the threats have rattled Germany's export-driven economy, a recent US Supreme Court ruling overturned key levies on EU goods, including cars.
44% : The previously scheduled meeting Tuesday had been expected to focus on the Ukraine war, US-EU trade tensions and a wider effort to salvage frayed transatlantic ties.
38% : When it comes to Trump's tariffs blitz, Merz has been able to point out that the European Union, not its 27 member states, is in charge of managing the response.
32% : German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Washington - the first European leader to visit President Donald Trump since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran.
26% : EU foreign ministers warn on impact of conflict in Iran after Khamenei's death Trump's hawkish ally, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, slammed all three for what he labelled their "pathetically soft" response to America's "Operation Epic Fury". Germany has since made clear it would not join the war, other than to take any actions needed to protect its troops based in the Middle East.

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