U.S. Asked Germany to Join Hormuz Mission

July 30, 2019

File Image: a fleet oiler of the U.S. Navy underway with the fleet. CREDIT: U.S. Navy
File Image: a fleet oiler of the U.S. Navy underway with the fleet. CREDIT: U.S. Navy

The United States has formally asked Germany to join France and Britain in a mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran, and to combat Iranian aggression, the U.S. Embassy in Berlin said on Tuesday.

"We’ve formally asked Germany to join France and the UK to help secure the Straits of Hormuz and combat Iranian aggression. Members of the German government have been clear that freedom of navigation should be protected... Our question is, protected by whom," said an Embassy spokeswoman.

The comments, initially reported by Germany's DPA news agency, were confirmed by an Embassy spokesman. (Reporting by Madeline Chambers

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