Roderich Kiesewetter, a CDU member of the Bundestag and foreign‑policy spokesperson, remained cautious about any German role in safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Spiegel, he said the federal government is not yet unified on the legal assessment of possible German participation. Because of this uncertainty, the newly established National Security Council could prepare a proposal for the cabinet and, if necessary, the Bundestag to decide. “I do not want to pre‑empt such a valuation and decision” he added.
Anton Hofreiter, a Greens MP, criticised the prospect of German forces operating in the strait. “I do not see what the German navy could or should contribute to the military security of the Strait of Hormuz” he told Spiegel. He urged that the government first address the Russian “shadow fleet” in the Baltic Sea-where Germany’s direct security interests lie-instead of becoming involved in “Trump’s war” with an unclear purpose.
Jan van Aken, the Left party’s chairman, told the magazine that Germany must refuse any military mission in the Strait of Hormuz. He described the situation there as part of a war that began with unlawful attacks by Israel and the United States. “Relief will come only when Israel and the United States end those attacks” he said. “The path to de‑escalation is clear: diplomacy, no more military presence in the strait, and certainly no German participation in an illicit war”.
Earlier this week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, also of the CDU, stated that he saw no basis for an international military deployment to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.