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Germany will not join coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Update  Germany will not join coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
The US wants a military coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where a British ship was seized this month. (British Ministry of Defence)
Updated 01 August 2019

Germany will not join coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

 Germany will not join coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

WARSAW: Germany will not participate in a US-led naval mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday.
Stressing that Germany wants to avoid a further escalation of tensions in the region, Maas told reporters on a trip to Warsaw that there was no military solution.
"Germany will not take part in the sea mission presented and planned by the Untied States," said Maas.

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