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NZZ · Switzerland · Merz signals German minesweepers could secure the Strait of Hormuz
Argues that peace, paradoxically, makes a German Hormuz deployment more likely by removing the war-zone risk, and parses Merz's three preconditions — war's end, a legal basis plus Bundestag mandate, and a coherent strategy.
“With peace between the US and Iran, a German Hormuz mission becomes more likely.”