Trump clashes with another European ally as he lashes out at Germany for ‘US humiliation’ jibe

NewsWorldEuropeTrump clashes with another European ally as he lashes out at Germany for ‘US humiliation’ jibeSince launching his war on Iran, the US president’s relationship with transatlantic allies has rapidly deterioratedAlex Croft Wednesday 29 April 2026 11:50 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967129","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-humiliation-iran-europe-relationship-merz-starmer-sanchez-macron-b2967129.html","title":"Trump lashes out at Germany for ‘US humiliation’ jibe"}}Close‘Entire nation is being humiliated’ by Iran says German chancellor in swipe at TrumpOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Donald Trump has lash...