German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he is on the “same page” with US President Donald Trump in terms of ousting the Iranian regime.

“We are on the same page in terms of getting this terrible regime in Tehran away. And we will talk about the day after, what will happen then,” Merz said, sitting alongside Trump in the Oval Office before a meeting between the two leaders.

“We all hope that this war will come to an end as soon as possible,” Merz added. “So, we are hoping that the Israeli and the American army are doing the right things to bring this to an end and to have, really, a new government in place, who is coming back to peace and freedom.”

For context: The Trump administration has offered several evolving explanations for its decision to attack Iran, citing both an “imminent threat” to the US and defending against the risk of Iran building nuclear weapons. But Trump has also called for the Iranian people to take control of their country and suggested that he has some successors in mind, even as top US officials say the war is not about regime change.

In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Merz also said that he will talk with Trump about a US-Germany trade agreement, which, he added, he “would like to be in place as soon as possible.” The German chancellor noted that the war in Ukraine is also on their agenda.