German finance minister warns against economic panic over Iran war

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2026-03-07

Berlin (dpa) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Saturday warned against scaremongering over inevitable consequences of the Iran war for the German economy. "It is important to keep a cool head now, to see the dangers, but also not to talk them up," Klingbeil, who is also the country's vice chancellor, told the RND media group. He was responding to a question about possible strong inflationary effects cause by the escalating conflict in t......

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