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German politicians voiced concern.","title":"Germany's Merz receives death threat from Iranian newspaper","topic":"Germany","translation_language":"","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-merz-receives-death-threat-from-iranian-newspaper/a-77958683?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf","video_url":"https://hlsvod.dw.com/i/vps/webvideos/ENG/2026/DWVG/DWVGENG260708_Iranstrikes_PH_01SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil/master.m3u8"},{"author":null,"downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":14651,"image_url":"https://static.dw.com/image/77887488_1004.webp","item_type":"video","item_type_label":"Video","media_credit":null,"micro_label":"Video report","micro_label_kind":"video","published_at":"2026-07-14T18:42:00","published_at_display":"14 Jul 2026, 18:42 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"dw_top_stories","source_name_label":"DW Top Stories","source_type":"rss","summary":"A major Iranian newspaper has published a threat of \"retaliation\" against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Politicians have expressed concern, and the German government has issued a cautious response.","title":"Iranian newspaper threatens German Chancellor Merz","topic":"Germany","translation_language":"","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/iranian-newspaper-threatens-german-chancellor-merz/a-77958683?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf","video_url":"https://hlsvod.dw.com/i/vps/webvideos/ENG/2026/DWVG/DWVGENG260708_Iranstrikes_PH_01SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil/master.m3u8"},{"author":null,"downloadable_assets":[],"embed_url":null,"id":14618,"image_url":"https://static.dw.com/image/77887488_1004.webp","item_type":"video","item_type_label":"Video","media_credit":null,"micro_label":"Video report","micro_label_kind":"video","published_at":"2026-07-14T18:42:00","published_at_display":"14 Jul 2026, 18:42 GMT","sequence_badge_label":null,"sequence_count":null,"sequence_count_label":null,"sequence_frames":[],"sequence_kind":null,"source_name":"dw_top_stories","source_name_label":"DW Top Stories","source_type":"rss","summary":"A major Iranian newspaper has published a threat of \"retaliation\" against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. 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