Germany has outright rejected Donald Trump’s call for naval support in the Strait of Hormuz, even as Trump continues to press allies, including those in NATO, for military assistance to keep the vital shipping route open. Iran has effectively closed the strait over the past two weeks, using missiles, drones, and mines to attack oil tankers, in response to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Tehran.
According to The Hill, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made it clear on Monday that “this is not our war.” He then made a rather telling, sarcastic comment, wondering, “What does … Donald Trump expect a handful or two handfuls of European frigates to do in the Strait of Hormuz that the powerful U.S. Navy cannot do?”
