Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday he was considering recalling two German navy ships deployed to the Red Sea as part of preparations for a possible minesweeping mission in the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. Pistorius told reporters in Berlin that Iran had firmly rejected a French proposal to cooperate on clearing mines in the strategic waterway and that he sees no realistic prospect of a minesweeping operation anytime soon. “Logically, this means we will not leave our two ships stationed in Djibouti until autumn, simply hoping that something might eventually happen. We will make a timely decision this summer,” he told reporters. “Ultimately, it is better for our soldiers to spend their summer in Berlin at 40 degrees […]