Germany Refuses U.S.-Led Naval Escort in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Announces Coalition Talks with Seven Nations In a significant split among allies amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran, Germany has explicitly ruled out participation in any American-led operation to escort commercial ships through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. German Foreign Minister Johann […] The post Germany Refuses U.S.-Led Naval Escort in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Announces Coalition Talks with Seven Nations first appeared on The Zambian Observer .