Overview
- During ARD's 'hart aber fair' episode titled 'Angriff auf Irans Regime: Wohin führt der neue Krieg?', historian Michael Wolffsohn told Ralf Stegner his arguments sounded very similar to those of the AfD.
- Stegner rejected any link to right-wing radicals and said that standing up for international law is not right-wing.
- Questioning military action by the US and Israel against Iran, Stegner argued that coordinated pressure offers a better alternative to war.
- CDU politician Stephan Mayer countered that pressure has been applied for years, as Wolffsohn and Mayer repeatedly cut in during the exchange.
- Moderator Louis Klamroth shifted the floor to other guests to lower the temperature, and the confrontation eventually subsided.