Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reiterated Germany’s intention to help support the Iran-US framework agreement, which could include a military mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
– France and Britain are leading the efforts to start a mission to secure the critical waterway, while German Foreign Minister Wadephul previously expressed his country’s interest in participating in such an operation.
– Germany’s government would need to secure a parliamentary mandate for any military mission.
– Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, Merz said there were “a series of preconditions that are not yet fulfilled, so there is no immediate hurry”.
– He noted that there are still two weeks of parliamentary sessions before the legislature’s summer break starts in July and said that “there is no time pressure at the moment.”
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