German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday he did not want US-Iran war to place any further strain on relations between the United States and its European NATO partners.
"We do not want – I do not want – NATO to split. NATO is a guarantor of our security, including and above all in Europe," he said, speaking to journalists.
He added he had encouraged US President Donald Trump in a call to pursue negotiations with Iran with urgency.
Germany was resuming direct talks with Iranian leadership in Tehran, Merz said in Berlin.
