# German president denounces US-Israeli aggression against Iran

- Link: https://www.tehranianonline.com/german-president-denounces-us-israeli-aggression-against-iran/
- Published: 2026-05-22T16:07:59+03:30
- Author: MohammadReza AbeshAhmadLou

Steinmeier on Thursday highlighted how the unilateral destruction by the Trump administration
of the 2015 nuclear agreement 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 and at an event marking the 75th anniversary of the German Foreign
Office.

He directly addressed the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), stating
it would have been better if that agreement had been preserved, and 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.