German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Germany would not participate in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, writes Reuters.

“We lack the mandate from the United Nations, the European Union or NATO ⁠required under the Basic Law. It was therefore clear from the outset that this war is not a matter for NATO”, - Merz said at a news conference in Berlin.

{The United States of ⁠America and Israel did not consult us prior to this war either. As for Iran, there ⁠has never been a joint decision on the “whether” of the matter. That ⁠is why the question of how Germany might become ⁠militarily involved here does not arise”, - he added.