Ms. Sauerbrey is a German journalist who writes about Germany’s politics, society and culture. She wrote from Berlin. On Monday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany touches down in Washington for a two-day visit.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during military operations in Iran, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach,