Iran Rejects German Accusations Regarding Mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran condemned the accusations made by German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul that Tehran had placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz. It accused Berlin of complicity in aggression against the Iranian people.

"The German Foreign Minister's rhetoric on the Strait of Hormuz is completely shameful," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai on the US social platform X.

Baqai called Wadephul's allegation "a grotesque distortion of reality" and noted that Germany must be held accountable for what he defined as its role in military aggression against Iran.

"Germany must bear the high costs of its active participation in the crime of aggression," the authority declared, accusing Berlin of being responsible for "war crimes committed against the Iranian people."

"No offensive stance will allow the Berlin regime to evade its responsibility for its role in this illegal war," he added.

Speaking to the Handelsblatt newspaper, Wadephul had stated that Iran illegally mined the international shipping route and argued that Tehran should pay for any future demining operations carried out by European countries.