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Germany Pre-Positions Minehunter for Possible Hormuz Mission

Berlin is moving early to speed a later multinational push to reopen a vital oil route.

Das Minenjagdboot „Fulda“ aus Kiel. Das Schiff soll demnächst ins Mittelmeer verlegt werden. (Archivbild)
Das Minenjagdboot „Bad Bevensen“ mit Verteidigungsminister Pistorius (SPD) an Bord fährt zu einem Manöver in der Eckernförder Bucht auf die Ostsee. Pistorius ist zu seinem Antrittsbesuch bei der Marine auf dem Marinestützpunkt Eckernförde.
Schon vor einem USA-Iran-Deal verlegt die Marine Minenjagd-Einheiten.

Overview

  • The minehunter Fulda, which the Defense Ministry said Saturday will shift to the Mediterranean within days, is being pre-positioned for a possible role clearing mines near the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The ship finished work with NATO’s Mine Countermeasures Group 1, a standing minesweeping unit, and is now preparing in Kiel before taking tasks with Group 2 in the Mediterranean.
  • Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said an operation would begin only after the fighting stops and once there is an international legal mandate approved by the Bundestag.
  • France and the United Kingdom are steering plans for a joint mission to reopen shipping lanes once hostilities end.
  • Germany has offered sea-based mine clearing, a command-and-supply ship, and maritime reconnaissance using drones and navy divers.