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Germany will deploy a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea in the event of a possible deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, according to Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius.“We will transfer a minesweeper to the Mediterranean and provide her with a command and supply ship,” Pistorius said in an interview on Saturday with German daily newspaper Rheinische Post (RP).For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.German military deployments abroad legally require the approval of the parliament. “In order to save time, we decided to deploy some of the German units to the Mediterranean early on so that we would not lose any more time after a mandate decision has been made,” the minister added.Pistorius said that Germany’s navy is qualified at “detecting mines and clearing them” but stressed that such a mission would require an end to hostilities in the region.“After all, we are one of the largest armed forces in Europe and therefore we must also take
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