Merz says Germany ready to aid Middle East peace, sends first mine-clearing ships

Published June 16, 2026 Updated June 16, 2026 10:34pm

Germany ⁠is prepared to participate in helping to preserve ⁠peace in the Middle East following ⁠an interim deal between Iran and the US to end ‌the war in the region, Al Jazeera reports quoting Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

“We have always said that we ⁠are ready to ⁠play our part. Indeed, we have already sent the ⁠first mine-clearing boats ⁠or ships to the ⁠region,” he says at the G7 summit.