Willinger reported during a broadcast from the Iranian capital, Tehran. On Nasrallah's death, he said: “This is of course the worst-case scenario, one could almost say, for the entire Middle East. Of course it has an impact on the whole world.”
ARD correspondent warns of backlash from Iran
Dead ARD-The correspondent warned that Iran As a result of the attack on the terrorists, now I am forced to attack again. He has now received a lot of criticism on social media for his formulation. A user on Other users also disputed this and accused Willinger of not mentioning Nasrallah's crimes.
In X, Willinger defended himself against the accusations and said his statements were taken out of context. “I'm talking about the fact that the conflict will now expand and, most importantly, the possibility that Iran will attack directly has increased,” he explained.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has also warned of backsliding by Iran. He said on the ARD program “Report Berlin” that there is now a threat of “destabilization of all of Lebanon,” which is “not at all in Israel's security interests.”