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German Chancellor Offers Minesweepers to Clear Strait, Trump Blames NATO

4/27/2026

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz offered German minesweepers to clear the partially mined Strait of Hormuz.
Merz said Iran’s leadership humiliates the United States and that the strait remains mined.
He claimed Germany and Europe were not consulted before the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized NATO allies for not deploying navies to open the virtually shut strait.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz offered German minesweepers to clear the partially mined Strait of Hormuz.
Merz said Iran’s leadership humiliates the United States and that the strait remains mined.
He claimed Germany and Europe were not consulted before the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized NATO allies for not deploying navies to open the virtually shut strait.