German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he can envisage the country's Bundeswehr armed forces being deployed to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz once the war in Iran has ended.
"We can do that. And if we are asked to do so and it takes place within the framework of a genuine collective security mandate – that is, the United Nations, NATO, the European Union – with a resolution from the Bundestag, that is an option," he said at a event organized by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily in Frankfurt on Friday evening.
"We could achieve that militarily," the chancellor added. The Bundeswehr has several minesweepers.
Merz also noted that the Strait of Hormuz is currently "obviously not mined at all." Nor does he know whether Iran is planning to do so.
"So we’re discussing this in rather theoretical terms," the chancellor added.
Nikki Glaser returns as host of the 2026 Golden Globes: Everything the comedian has said about the upcoming awards show- Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages
- Cruising Solo All over the Planet: An Excursion of Self-Disclosure
- Remains of banker missing since 1999 found on California beach by family looking for seashells
- Israel reports killing another senior Iranian oil official
- NASA releases new photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
- Figure out how to Separate Among Fledgling and Master Fender bender Legal counselors
- UN warns civil liberties under threat due to war in Middle East
- People with depression can treat themselves at home with new device
