""If that's the goal, I don't think you'll achieve it. It's mostly gone wrong in past conflicts, he said, pointing to the Afghanistan war.""
""I have serious doubts as to whether there is a strategy and whether that strategy is being successfully implemented. In that respect, it could take even longer.""
""This requires an international mandate, it requires approval from the German parliament and, prior to that, a cabinet decision. And we are far from that.""
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed skepticism about the US-Israeli war against Iran leading to regime change. He noted that past conflicts, like the Afghanistan war, have not achieved such goals. Merz questioned the existence and implementation of a successful strategy in the ongoing conflict. Germany has resisted US pressure regarding NATO involvement, asserting it is not their war. However, Merz indicated Germany's willingness to provide military protection in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire occurs, contingent on parliamentary approval.
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