Germany is willing to contribute to potential mine-clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz, but any such deployment must be agreed upon by both the US and Iran, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Speaking to German broadcaster n-tv, Wadephul noted that the German minesweeper Fulda and the supply ship Mosel have already been forward-deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean. Both vessels are prepared to transit to the Hormuz region if specific conditions are met, he said. “We need to know that such a mission is desired—and by both sides,” Wadephul said. “After all, we cannot just enter the area if one side—specifically the Iranian side—does not agree and ends up firing at us. That certainly would not be […]