Mertz: If the conflict in Iran escalates, Europe will face pressure comparable to the epidemic.

Sina Finance reported on March 31st that German Chancellor Merkel said on the 30th that if the conflict between the United States and Israel against Iran escalates into a regional large-scale conflict, Germany and Europe may face pressures comparable to those during the Covid-19 pandemic or the beginning of the Ukraine crisis. Merkel said during a joint press conference with visiting Syrian interim government president Ahmed Jarba in Berlin that this conflict "affects all of us" and "has already permeated into our daily lives". For weeks, German households and businesses have been suffering from rising energy prices. Germany has had to strengthen security protection for Jewish synagogues and communities again. Merkel said that there is great uncertainty in this conflict, both in military and strategic terms, and Germany and European partners have reached a consensus on this issue and will seek solutions together.