Kramp-karrenbauer does not rule out hormus mission

Defense minister annegret kramp-karrenbauer (CDU) does not rule out in principle the participation of the german armed forces in a european protection mission for merchant ships in the strait of hormus.
However, she stressed during a visit to the operations command in geltow near potsdam that there is as yet neither a request nor a concrete picture of how such an operation would be designed. Regarding the anti-IS mission in syria and iraq, which is controversial within the coalition, the minister said that the mission is still considered "absolutely necessary" at present. In august, she plans to visit the soldiers involved in the operation.