00:00We are ready to ensure safe passage through the Straits of Hormuz diplomatically.
00:05However, there will be no military participation.
00:09Germany was one of several US allies that said on Monday it had no immediate plans
00:15to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
00:18That's after President Donald Trump asked for military supports to keep the vital waterway open.
00:24Some are very enthusiastic about it and some aren't.
00:28Trump's request follows Iran's response to US-Israeli attacks.
00:33The country used drones, missiles and mines to effectively close a channel
00:37which normally sees a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas pass through.
00:42Germany, Spain and Italy were among allies that ruled out participating in any mission in the Gulf,
00:48at least for now.
00:50They cited a desire to avoid escalating conflict or taking action that could imply they were joining it.
00:55Berlin's defence minister Boris Pistorius said, quote, this is not our war.
01:00What does the world expect?
01:02What does Donald Trump expect from, let's say, a handful or two handfuls of European frigates
01:09in the Strait of Hormuz that the powerful American navy cannot accomplish there alone?
01:15Other countries like Britain and Denmark said they would consider ways they might help,
01:19but also emphasised a need to de-escalate and avoid getting dragged into the war.
01:26Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Arachi said on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is not
01:31close to everyone, quote, only to our enemies.
01:34He added that the US-Israeli war on Iran must come to an end in a way that it will
01:39not be repeated again.
01:41NATO countries, several of whom have been at the sharp end of criticism from Trump in recent months,
01:47are wary of angering the White House.
01:49Some signalled willingness to help find a solution, even if plans remain vague for now.
01:54Trump said that the NATO alliance faced a, quote, very bad future if its members failed to help.
02:00Yeah, it's something he didn't really...
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