Iran’s Islamic Republic is in its ‘Final Days,’ Predicts Germany’s Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Bengaluru, India, on Jan. 13.

Photographer: Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance/Getty Images

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz became the first Group of Seven leader to predict the downfall of Iran’s regime in the face of mass protests, saying it’s in its “final days.”

His comments came as politicians and investors weigh the possibility of the Islamic Republic’s collapse and the far-reaching consequences that would have on geopolitics and energy markets.