According to the United States, the Federal government makes Iran for the attack on the Saudi oil Refinery and says Saudi Arabia “unrestricted solidarity”. A dangerous step, my critics.
The German government is the policy of U.S. President Donald Trump, in principle, very critical and especially when it comes to a question of war and peace. In the past year, Trump had terminated the Iran-nuclear deal to the efforts by Germany, France and the UK, and wanted to get necessarily. After the drone attack on the Saudi oil Refinery at 14. September, the United States accused immediately Iran, seemed to be the Situation dangerously worse. Even the attacked Saudi Arabia itself did not want to set the beginning in the question of guilt. Meanwhile, the Riad is situated on the line of Washington. Iran, however, has shown clearly the responsibility for the attack.
The burning refinery to the drone attack on 14. September
Ten days later, Germany together with France and the UK, the US and is Iran’s fault. “For us, it is clear that Iran bears the responsibility for this attack. There is no other plausible explanation”, – is spoken in the joint statement of the European trio. What the knowledge is based, say, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Tehran sees in the European accusation as “baseless insinuation” as in the American. Chief of General staff Mohammed al-Bakri predicts that any who wanted to attack his country, a defeat, and adds that his country is Saudi Arabia is not hostile.
Is soon asked the Bundeswehr?
The three European governments do not stay in the blame to Iran. It follows that you predict Saudi Arabia, their “full solidarity”. Saudi Arabia seems to be this commitment will also immediately lift the tire. The Saudi Nachrichtenagantur SPA quoted a call of the Cabinet of Ministers of the community of States. It is about Iran’s aggressive behavior “borders”.
The USA already had extensive Military forces in the Persian Gulf
Here are the dangerous Position in which Germany, with its commitment has maneuvered into it, says Jana Puglierin of the German society for Foreign policy (DGAP) in Berlin. “I believe that not even aware of is, what may have further implications yet,” she says in an interview with Deutsche Welle, “for example, if the Americans start to put even more pressure on Germany and the allies, to exercise, to engage, perhaps even military”.
Such a desire could get as a First defence Minister Annegret Kramp-to hear Karrenbauer. On her first official visit in the United States has already indicated the willingness of Germany to a military Engagement in the Strait of Hormuz. The Bundeswehr will not be part of an American-led Mission of the “maximum pressure”, said Kramp-karrenbauer, and the handle with the expression, the hard line of Washington. The Bundeswehr will contribute instead “a European Mission”. AKK, as the Minister is often called, told after talks with her US counterpart, Mark Esper, talk to the impression that the US wants to avoid, “to provide a pretext for escalation to”.
U.S. Secretary of defense Mark Esper with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: The pressure on Germany is increasing
German Interests Against Sets
However, even if Washington of Berlin does not require a significant military commitment, see Jana Puglierin Germany in a difficult Position. “It has interests in the Region, not to reconcile with each other: the maintenance of The Iran deal was declared as the highest German goal against Iran, and on the other hand, the support of Saudi Arabia as a classic Partner, you want to support in Iran and in balance.”
According to Kramp-Karrenbauer, Germany sees it as his task to keep Iran “diplomatic contact”. Such a contact could, however, come into existence directly between the two main rivals USA and Iran, at the highest level. President Trump wanted to exclude, despite the tensions, there is no direct encounter with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations. Fixed such a Meeting is not planned, although Trump said, but: “I never rule out anything.” A mediator he does not need to be stressed Trump down the Initiative of the President of the Macron. But if the Iranians want to talk, “then you, who you can call to know”.
As US President Donald Trump does not exclude a Meeting with Iran’s President Hassan Ruhani
Even if the US President doesn’t want to, see Jana Puglierin Germany’s role but, above all, to convey, together with France and the United Kingdom between Iran and the United States: “I believe that Germany and the EU-States are not in a very good Position, because they follow just like the United States, this strategy of massive pressure, but because you can put more credible as a broker and a balancing act.”