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Merz advises children shun US, backs Iran talks

5/15/2026

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  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz told a Catholic convention in Würzburg on May 15, 2026 that he would not advise his children to study or work in United States because the social climate is unsuitable.
  • Merz said highly educated Americans find it harder to obtain jobs than a year earlier.
  • Merz said he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Tehran must resume negotiations, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abandon nuclear weapons.