On g. W. This is video we use live from berlin pending a response the u. S. Calls on european allies to join a Naval Security mission in the Persian Gulf Washington makes a formal request to germany france and britain to secure the Strait Of Hormuz this cautious saying an international approach to solving the crisis is the answer also coming up remembering the boy who died when he was pushed under a train in Frankfurt Germany Authorities Say the man suspected of the crime will be
examined for Mental Health problems. And they are thank you so much for your Company Everyone the u. S. Has formally called on germany france and britain to help provide security for shipping in the Strait Of Hormuz while the strait is a strategic route for about a 5th of the worlds oil of relations we do know tehran and the west have deteriorated after the u. S. Last year pulled out of a landmark deal designed to limit Irans Nuclear program well as recent series of tit for tat tanker seizures has ramped up bu
contextualize this u.s. request i ve got to the chief political editor mikaela shiffrin are here with me on the set and we re joined by correspondent elaine humphrey in washington for the view from there thank you so much to you both want to give you the 1st word michela if i can now do you think that the german government is looking favorably at this request from the u.s. to join this naval coalition to secure the strait of hormuz if you ask me what i think no and we ve already heard from the head of the foreign affairs committee and all but what can do is from other machall c.d.u. party leaving that out having a mission in the region under u.s. command at the same time the u.s. is germany s closest security our in fact european german security depends on the united states and so official political speak will be that many would always look