Merz: It's the end

&ldquo;If the regime can remain in power only through violence, then it is practically at its end. I assume we are now witnessing the final days and weeks of this regime,&rdquo; Merz told reporters during his visit to India.&ldquo;I hope there is a way for this conflict to end peacefully. The mullah regime must also recognize that,&rdquo; he added.The chancellor&rsquo;s comments came after more than two weeks of nationwide anti-government demonstrations in Iran, which began due to the country&rsquo;s devastating economic situation. According to the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights, the Tehran regime &mdash; led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei &mdash; has killed over 600 protesters and arrested more than 10,000 in a brutal crackdown.On Friday, Merz issued a joint statement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron condemning the crackdown.&ldquo;We are deeply concerned by reports of violence by Iranian security forces and strongly condemn the killing of protesters,&rdquo; the statement read.EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, announced on Monday that she is prepared to advocate for stricter sanctions against Iran.In Germany, Merz&rsquo;s conservative bloc has long supported designating Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization within the EU. Recently, leading German conservative lawmakers urged their ministers to take action on this matter.Merz&rsquo;s statements came just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on countries that continue economic trade with Iran.

Merz: It's the end

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