German Chancellor in Phone Call with bin Salman: Iran Should Reopen Strait of Hormuz and Return to Talks

Merz, making claims against Iran, said: “Iran must ultimately enter serious negotiations and stop destabilizing the region. At the same time, it must permanently reopen the Strait of Hormuz without restrictions and halt its military nuclear program.”

Today, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertes accused Iran of destabilization in a conversation with German Chancellor Mohammad bin Salman and demanded that it return to negotiations with the United States.

According to Arjan's ambassador, Stephan Cornelius, the spokesman of the German government, announced the telephone conversation between German Prime Minister Friedrich Mertes and Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, in which Mertes asked Iran to end what he called "destabilization in the region".

Ambassador Arjan reported that Cornelius announced: The two sides discussed the recent attacks of the Yemeni armed forces, the situation in the Middle East and ways to end this regional conflict.

According to him, in this call, Mertes condemned "in the strongest possible way" the Yemeni armed forces' attacks on Saudi Arabia, which were carried out in response to Riyadh's attacks on this country, and both sides agreed that these attacks should be stopped immediately.

Mertes demanded the reopening of the Bab al-Mandab strait without delay.

The recent conflict between the Yemeni army and Saudi Arabia occurred after the Yemeni armed forces, in response to the blockade of Saudi Arabia, closed the traffic from the Red Sea to Saudi ships, which is the vital artery of the Arab country's oil exports. Then, to break this blockade, Saudi Arabia launched aggressive attacks against Yemen, and the fire of new conflicts between the two sides flared up after a few years.

According to the spokesman of the German government, in this phone call, Mertes demanded the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has announced will remain closed until Washington does not comply with Iran's demands to end the war. This waterway was closed to the ships of hostile countries at the beginning of the war in March 1404. The traffic of ships of other countries depends on full coordination with Iranian authorities.

Shortly after the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, in which it was stipulated that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened in accordance with Iran's arrangements and in exchange for the implementation of the other party's obligations, including the lifting of sanctions and the illegal maritime blockade of Iranian ports, Washington tried to divert ships through alternative routes, which was met with a decisive response from the Iranian armed forces.

The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding provided a 60-day opportunity after its implementation for the two sides to negotiate on broader issues, including Iran's nuclear program, which was lost when its implementation was suspended in recent months. The exchange of messages has continued through Pakistani and Qatari mediators.

While Washington played a role in this memorandum in the first place, Mertes made claims against Iran and said: "Iran must finally enter into serious negotiations and stop destabilization in the region." Meanwhile, it should open the Strait of Hormuz to a permanent and unlimited length and stop its military nuclear program.