It’s a strange and bloodless performance from Johann Wadephul. The vague positioning of the Federal Foreign Minister becomes really incomprehensible when Caren Miosga is talking about the evacuation of German travelers from the war region and especially from Iran.

“The tour operators are responsible for making the evacuation possible,” says Wadephul defensively. Currently, however, people have to take the overland route to the nearest airport in a neighboring country. It cannot be predicted whether this could happen in the next few days. This means: The federal government does not feel responsible for the stranded German citizens. Finally, a travel warning was issued early on.

Nouripour against Wadephul: “It’s the state’s job”

The minister explains: “Well, yes, it was not entirely unknown that this could be dangerous. But I don’t want to make any accusations. We have issued a travel warning.” But he is “very confident that there will be opportunities to get people out of the country.”

Bundestag Vice President Omid Nouripour kept shaking his head while the Federal Foreign Minister was speaking. This doesn’t go unnoticed. Consequently, moderator Miosga asks the Green: “Why are you shaking your head?”

“The federal government has to implement the overland route,” explains Nouripour and is sure: “Something can be done!” The Green Party has no understanding of the reference to the duty of tour operators. “It’s a state responsibility,” he says. Nouripour also points out how difficult it is for those stranded to help themselves on site.

Wadephul shrugs off the question about Khamenei’s killing

“Should German tourists then fight with Russians over who gets which taxi?” In fact, the German state fundamentally has a duty to protect its citizens abroad, which is derived from the constitution. In the event of war, however, this does not mean a guaranteed obligation to evacuate at any time, but rather an obligation to provide the best possible assistance based on the security situation on site. Wadephul’s reference to the tour operators falls far short of the law. But perhaps the topic is too “philosophical” for him.

But the German Foreign Minister shakes off the question as if it were an annoying fly: “I’m thinking about the security of Europe and Germany. Feelings don’t play a role.” Wadephul (CDU) apparently wants to appear as analytical as possible. On the other hand, of course, the question remains whether the world can cope with this Death of numerous leaders of the mullahs’ regime has really become safer is of central importance. Or is there even a threat of escalation now? Wadephul says: “It’s not necessarily safer now.”

Miosga: “Was the targeted killing of Khamenei right?”

For decades, Iran has brought “harmful behavior into the world,” explains Foreign Minister Wadephul. The state has ballistic missiles and wants a nuclear bomb. “Iran was and is a threat. If this threat could be reduced, it would be good.”

In view of this diplomatic German, Caren Miosga wants to know a little more precisely and asks: “Was the targeted killing of Khamenei right?” But Wadephul evades it again: “It’s almost a philosophical question. I stick to reality.” Of course, this is by no means a philosophical question, but rather a moral one. But the real question is: Why doesn’t the Federal Minister actually speak plainly? Instead, he glosses over everything beyond recognition.

Wadephul: “Regime knows no moral boundaries”

When Johann Wadephul declares that Khamenei was “the spiritual leader of a ruthless government” and says that “Israel defended itself, but also us,” then it would be simply honest to say that Khamenei’s death has the potential to make the world a little safer and improve the living conditions of the people of Iran. After all, Wadephul himself later said that Iran was also responsible for terrorist and cyber attacks in Germany and had supplied the Russians with drones for use in Ukraine. According to Wadephul, the attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, i.e. on “countries that did not take part in this matter”, show that “this regime knows no moral or legal limits.”

However, Wadephul prefers to formulate his approval of the attack on Iran cryptically. “If we don’t see ourselves as capable militarily, we don’t have the right to criticize them for doing that.”