The war in the Middle East started by US-Israeli strikes on Iran has “nothing to do with NATO” and is “not NATO’s war”, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s spokesman said Monday.
“NATO is an alliance for the defense of territory” and “the mandate to deploy NATO is lacking” in the current situation, Stefan Kornelius said at a regular press briefing.
Likewise, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was working with allies to come up with a “viable” plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, the UK plan would not involve NATO, he clarified. AFP
