Germany rejects sending ships to Hormuz as the EU seeks a diplomatic and logistical way forward

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Germany has rejected the U.S. request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius questioning the utility of European frigates and stating 'This is not our war.' Chancellor Merz's spokesperson echoed the sentiment, clarifying the conflict is not NATO's war and Germany has no plans to participate. The EU is separately seeking diplomatic and logistical solutions to the Hormuz shipping crisis.

Germany on Monday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to help reopen the shipping route. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius questioned what “a handful” of European frigates could do that the U.S. Navy could not already do, and summed up Berlin’s position bluntly: “This is not our war.” Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s spokesperson added that the conflict “is not NATO’s war” and that Germany had no plans to be drawn into it.