The United States has officially requested Germany, France and the UK to join its military mission in the Gulf to 'combat Iranian aggression', the US Embassy in Berlin has said, APA reports citing Sputnik.
"We have formally asked Germany to help with securing the Strait of Hormuz and fighting Iranian aggression, along with France and the UK," a spokeswoman from the Embassy told the German Press Agency.
Zeit reports that as of early Tuesday afternoon, the Federal Government has not received any request from its US allies to take part in any military mission in the Persian Gulf.
Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has insisted that every request should be weighed carefully depending on the specific situation. "We can talk about it first and decide [only] if we know what exactly is planned," she was cited as saying.
Late last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had invited the Germans, French and British for the US-proposed 'international coalition', along with Australia, Japan, Norway, South Korea and other countries.
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