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Berliner Zeitung · Germany · Merz signals German minesweepers could secure the Strait of Hormuz
Reports a leave-freeze for the mine-hunting squadron in Kiel as a concrete operational signal that Berlin is preparing for a possible deployment even before a formal mandate.
“Bundeswehr imposes leave freeze for minesweepers ahead of a possible Iran mission.”