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Trump Hosts German Chancellor Merz in the Oval Office, Citing Iran and Trade

March 3, 2026 · The White House · 0:01:10

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What happened

President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office, according to the White House video, and discussed Operation Epic Fury, Iran and trade, as the White House described the meeting.

Trump said the two countries get along very well with a great affinity for each other, praised Merz as very successful and very popular and doing a great job, as he put it, and said the relationship in trade and everything else has been very strong, with deals done, as he stated it.

Trump said they would talk about Iran, that Merz had been helping the United States, and that the effort was coming along very well: Iran has no navy, no air force, no air detection and no radar — just about everything knocked out, as he stated the damage. Merz said the two were on the same page on getting the terrible regime in Tehran away, and on discussing what happens the day after, as the clip carried his remarks.

Why it matters

The brief Oval Office exchange presents the U.S.-German relationship as aligned on Iran at the height of the administration’s military campaign there.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump and German Chancellor Merz meet in the Oval Office. 🇺🇸🇩🇪”, 2026-03-03 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-03-03). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.