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BETTER BUZZWORDS THAN ACTION: Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, from the junior coalition partner SPD, said he’s “very skeptical” about a U.S. request for Berlin to join a naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Why again? “The worst thing would be a real military conflict in the region,” Scholz told ZDF. “Then shipping would really be endangered. That’s why I think this is not a good idea.” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, from Warsaw, said also “nein.”

for the whatsapp number list government said Berlin hadn’t offered to contribute. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, meanwhile, said in Brussels, speaking alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, that “we’re looking into” a mission — but a European-led, or perhaps European-only one, so as not to mix up the freedom of navigation with the Iran nuclear deal by accepting an invitation issued by the U.S. Their remarks here.

Not happy: America’s ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell. He told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper: “America has sacrificed a lot to help Germany remain a part of the West. And we currently have 34,000 troops stationed in Germany — that’s billions of dollars spent by the American people.” Pointing to the fact Germany is the largest economic power in Europe, he added: “This success brings with it global responsibilities.”