US EditionGermany to Dispatch Minesweeper for Possible Hormuz Mission
The Fulda will join a neutral coalition aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, with deployment dependent on peace and parliamentary approval.
- On Saturday, Germany's Defence Ministry announced it will deploy the minesweeper Fulda to the Mediterranean for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz, with a crew of about 45.
- The U.S.-Iran war, which began with February 28 air strikes by the United States and Israel, led Iranian forces to block the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway carrying one-fifth of global oil shipments.
- Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the German navy is qualified at 'detecting mines and clearing them,' but stressed any deployment requires a lasting end to hostilities and German Parliament approval.
- Several nations have expressed readiness to join a 'neutral' mission to secure the Hormuz waterway, aiming to make a 'significant and visible contribution to an international coalition seeking to protect freedom of navigation.'
- Both sides sent envoys to Pakistan this weekend for potential negotiations, while the United States claimed last week it was de-mining the waterway with Tehran, though Iran has not confirmed this.
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Federal Defence Minister Pistorius announced the transfer of German naval units to the Mediterranean in preparation for a possible deployment in the Strait of Hormus. The SPD politician told the "Rheinische Post" that no time would be lost in the event of a mandate from the Bundestag.
The German Ministry of Defence announced, on Saturday 25 April in the morning, that it would move a frigate of the Bundeswehr – the German army – specializing in demining towards the Mediterranean Sea, in order to be ready in the event of a joint operation of the allies. The mine-action ship "Fulda" will position itself not far from the area, before a possible next intervention.
The German Navy is entering the phase of concrete preparations for possible participation in an international operation to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Die Welt, the military has been preparing scenarios for such an option for some time, and now the first concrete moves on the ground are coming.
Germany Deploys Minesweeper for Post-War Hormuz Mission
Germany is preparing to deploy a naval minesweeper to the Mediterranean as part of a potential international mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz following the end of the U.S.-Iran war, the defence ministry said on Saturday. A ministry spokeswoman confirmed that the German navy vessel Fulda will be sent “in the coming days” to support a possible multinational effort aimed at safeguarding freedom of navigation in the strategic waterway. Several…
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