The official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghai, criticized Germany and its European partners for their contradictory position on the US and Israel's war against Iran. He compared Berlin's previous support for Israeli strikes with recent warnings from European politicians about the inadmissibility of new attacks and further escalation. In a post on the X social network, Bagha reminded German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the statement made in June 2025, when he characterized Israel's actions against Iran as follows: "This is dirty work, isn't it?" "Yale does it for all of us." The Iranian diplomat contrasted this with the statements made by the German Foreign Minister and other European representatives in October 2026, in which they warned about the consequences of resuming strikes against Iran and emphasized the anti- The need to prevent further exacerbation of the disease. "June 2025. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking about Israel's aggression against Iran, stated: "This is the dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us," Baghaei wrote. "October 2026. The German Foreign Minister (and others) warn against new attacks against Iran and emphasize the need to prevent further escalation," he added. After finishing the publication, Baghai referred to the play "The Maid of Orleans" by the German poet and playwright Friedrich Schiller. In the quoted passage, reason is likened to a captive, whom madness is leading into the abyss despite her desperate attempts to resist. With this metaphor, the representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry emphasized what he considers to be a contradiction in the approach of the European countries to the war against Iran.