Germany prepares deployment in the Strait of Hormuz

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced yesterday that Germany is ready to deploy two ships and 140 personnel to the Strait of Hormuz. He told reporters, “As we speak, our minesweeper Fulda and the supply ship Mosel are sailing through the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea.” Although the vessels do not yet have a mandate from the government, experts have serious concerns and wonder “whether the German Navy was operating in the strait at Iran’s invitation or whether the mullah regime would at least tolerate the warships,” Bild reported today. These concerns go beyond the life and safety of the military personnel. The mission could get Germany into a direct confrontation with Iran—which is prophesied to happen.