U.S. is 'being humiliated by Iran,' says Germany's Merz, as Europe's patience wanes

US President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. is being "humiliated" by the Iranian regime, Germany's chancellor has said, as disquiet among European leaders over a prolonged conflict in the Middle East gradually intensifies. …