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Thursday, March 19, 2026
While offering to help in Hormuz, Italy and Germany rule out military aid without truce
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSix major international powers say they were ready “to contribute to” ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, though two stress that any initiative will take place post-ceasefire.
Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands said Thursday they were ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”
The grouping says they “welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning,” as they condemned “in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf.”
But Italy and Germany both subsequently make clear that they are not talking about any immediate military help, but rather a potential multilateral initiative after a ceasefire.
The Times of Israel Community.