Cross-party consensus in Berlin against Strait of Hormuz intervention

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2026-03-16

Berlin (dpa) - There appears to be a cross-party consensus in Germany that European warships should not be deployed to the Strait of Hormuz to protect commercial shipping from Iranian attacks, as demanded by US President Donald Trump. Jürgen Hardt, foreign policy spokesman for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc, argued that navy units would not suffice to secure the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, a crucial chokepoint for global......

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