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5:22 p.m.: “International law applies to all sides,” says Reem Alabali Radovan, receiving great applause in the Bundestag. A reappraisal is urgently needed. The SPD politician is convinced: “Sustainable peace can only be achieved at the negotiating table. What is the political plan for the day after? There are currently no sensible answers to many questions.”

5:19 p.m.: SPD politician Reem Alabali Radovan recalls the suffering that many Iranians have had to endure for years. Although much of the mullah leadership has now been eliminated, uncertainty remains in Tehran. “The danger of a wildfire is real. We can already see that military conflicts always affect the civilian population. There is great concern about further escalation,” said the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development.

5:15 p.m.: AfD politician Torben Braga suspects a huge flow of refugees is coming to Germany and Europe. According to Braga, the Merz government has no influence on events in and around Iran. “What we demand is that you work to end the war. Finally, an honest debate is needed when supposed friends start a war and Germany pays the bill,” says the AfD man.

Serap Güler: “This war also affects us”

5:10 p.m.: The Minister of State in the Foreign Office continues: “This war also affects us. Not just in the refugee movement. Our partners are also affected. Iran must immediately stop the indiscriminate attacks and open the Strait of Hormuz in order to prevent devastating consequences for international trade.”

5:08 p.m.: The top priority now is to ensure that German citizens abroad are flown out immediately. “Hundreds of Germans are already safe,” says Güler.

5:04 p.m.: Serap Güler, Minister of State in the Foreign Office, also reminds us that Khamenei was the head of a ruthless terrorist regime. “The mullahs’ regime wants to destroy the Israeli state and also see Ukraine fall,” says Güler. It is now important that change takes place in Iran. But Israel and the USA must declare themselves under international law, she warns.

5:02 p.m.: The left-wing politician accuses Merz of only being an extra for Trump in Washington while the war in Iran rages and numerous people die. “No to Trump and Netanyahu. The future belongs to the people of Iran,” said Schwerdtner at the end of her speech.

4:58 p.m.: Ines Schwerdtner is the next speaker. The left-wing politician first speaks about the many innocent victims and then attacks the Israeli and American leadership. “You don’t seriously believe that Netanyahu and Trump care about the people of Iran,” says Schwerdtner.

4:54 p.m.: Omid Nouripour recalls that twelve countries have been attacked by Iran since the attacks by the USA and Israel. This terror regime must be stopped immediately, said the Green politician. He also demands that the “stolen national wealth of the Iranians” must be frozen directly. Otherwise, the mullahs’ regime will benefit from it.

4:51 p.m.: An exit strategy is needed, said Pistorius. However, this is currently not foreseeable. “Anyone who wants security for the Middle East must also want it for Ukraine. Let us clearly remember who our allies are,” said Pistorius at the end of his speech.

Pistorius: “The fog of this war is still very, very thick”

4:48 p.m.: “The fog of this war is still very, very thick,” says Pistorius. “At the same time, the situation is very tense. We take the situation of our local citizens very seriously. Germany is not a party to the war and will not take part in this war,” the defense minister makes clear.

4:46 p.m.: “We have to be honest with ourselves. For years, the international community has tried without success to contain Iran’s projects. Russian troops are also fighting with Iranian weapons and Ukrainians are being killed with them every day,” says Pistorius.

4:44 p.m.: At the beginning of his speech, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius recalled that “important parts of the Iranian leadership had been eliminated.” But the situation after five days of war is “foggy,” says the SPD politician.

4:39 p.m.: Now it’s Beatrix von Storch from the AfD. “There is no quick path to freedom and democracy in the Islamic world,” she says. Von Storch goes on to say: “We are very skeptical about the idea of ​​overthrowing a regime. If things are different this time, we will be very happy. But we cannot count on it with certainty.” According to the AfD parliamentary group vice-president, Germany is a spectator in the conflict.

Röttgen: “This is a maximum gain for the Iranians”

4:36 p.m.: “There will be an end to this war. And that day will also be Germany’s responsibility to support the people in Iran. We then have a responsibility for a stable peace,” says Röttgen at the end.

4:33 p.m.: It is Norbert Röttgen’s turn as the first speaker for the CDU/CSU. The attack on Iran was not a German or European decision, says Röttgen. The USA and Israel are close partners whose goals are supported. “The effect is already that the mullahs’ terror regime has been maximally weakened and perhaps already eliminated. This is a maximum gain for the Iranians,” says Röttgen.

4:31 p.m.: The current hour in the Bundestag on the situation in Iran begins a few minutes late.

3 p.m.: This Wednesday (4:25 p.m.) the Bundestag will be dealing with the situation in Iran and the region in a current hour. The government factions requested the agenda item.

Beforehand, Education and Family Minister Karin Prien (CDU) and Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) answered MPs’ questions during a government survey.