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Germany to deploy minesweeper ship for possible Hormuz operation

Published April 25, 2026 Updated April 25, 2026 11:48am
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Germany has said that its navy will deploy a minesweeper ship to the Mediterranean to prepare for a possible deployment in the Strait of Hormuz, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told German newspaper Rheinische Post, according to Al Jazeera.

The minesweeper would be deployed alongside a command and supply ship, the minister said, without specifying when the ships would depart.

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