German left-wingers call for US base to be closed over Iran threats

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2026-04-08

Berlin (dpa) - The co-leader of Germany's The Left party has called for a US military base in the country to be shut down over US Donald Trump's threats to annihilate Iranian civilization. "Trump's actions must have consequences: the US Ramstein Air Base must be closed," Ines Schwerdtner told dpa on Wednesday, as the world was reacting to the whirlwind of events overnight that led to the US and Iran agreeing on a two-week ceasefire. Schwerdtner c......

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