Germany and the Israeli regime have conducted a joint naval exercise off the coast of Haifa, further deepening their partnership even as the Zionist entity continues its genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

France and Germany are mulling proposals to overhaul the “dysfunctional” European Union’s diplomatic service, stripping powers from EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and shifting them to the European Commission and the national governments of the bloc’s member states.

France and Germany have scrapped their joint sixth-generation fighter jet project, dealing a major blow to European defense integration amid uncertainty over US support for NATO.

The United States is expected to scrap a plan to deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, a reversal driven by fear of Russian retaliation and a weapons stockpile drained by the US-Israeli aggression on Iran.

Iran says Germany’s “irresponsible, hypocritical, and complicit stance” on war crimes committed by the US and the Israeli regime in West Asia caused the failure of the European country to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Germany suffered a humiliating defeat in its bid for a UN Security Council seat, with Berlin partly blaming its unwavering support for Israel for the loss of key votes.

Iran’s Embassy in Berlin says German prosecutors’ claims about Tehran’s alleged involvement in attacks on Jewish figures are “unfounded” and follow “worn-out clichés.”