Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says that Germany has yet to
decide if they will participating in the EU-led naval mission in the
Strait of Hormuz, as proposed by Britain, saying clarification is needed before making such a decision.
German officials ad previously expressed broad support for the British
proposal, and were one of a handful of EU nations that had suggested
they might commit ships to the program. Germany was once a substantial
naval power, but at present has a relatively small number of frigates
which might be sent as escorts.
Denmark has confirmed that they “welcome”
the British proposal, although so far that’s as far as tha goes.
Officials say they are still considering whether or not to contribute
any ships to the scheme.
That puts them in the same position as Italy and France, which both
expressed some interest in the idea but similarly have committed no
ships. Britain has said they intend to escort their own ships.
You have to go way back for Germany to have been a substantial naval power. But then, the Bismarck was sunk.
More irrelevancy. Whether the EU goes along with Trump’s plan isn’t important. The US will continue on regardless, with the ultimate aim being a blockade of Iran, in order to start a war. The only reason Trump wants the EU in is for a little “coalition” cover, but it’s hardly important.
its very simple, if you want to de escalate….hands of the Strait of Hormuz.
if you want to raise the tension….send more warships.
i`m sure the morons do the latter.
So long as Bolton is still around, there won’t be any de-escalation, now matter how many times Trump likes to joke around about what a murderous psychopath he is. An effective leader would have never have re-hired him, given his track record.