Merz says Germany ready to help secure Hormuz transit after end of hostilities

Germany is in principle ready to participate in securing transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz once there is an end to hostilities and a mandate, preferably from the United Nations, and German parliamentary approval, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We are still a long way from all of that,” Merz said, when asked about what role Germany could play. He was speaking a day before talks in Paris on the Strait of Hormuz which, he said, would cover the issue of the participation of US armed forces. Read more:World could soon face ‘energy availability’ problem amid Iran war, Qatari minister warnsNetanyahu says Israel continues to strike Hezbollah amid Lebanon peace talksUS-sanctioned supertankers enter Gulf via Hormuz despite blockade

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