Iran strongly rejects Germany's demand to pay for Strait of Hormuz mine clearance

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Bekayi described German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's statement that Iran should cover the costs of clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz as 'an ugly distortion of the truth' and accused Germany of complicity in military aggression against Iran.

Scraper SystemJuly 07, 2026, 10:48 AM

Iran strongly rejects Germany's demand to pay for Strait of Hormuz mine clearance

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's argument that the cost of mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz should be borne by Iran was met with a sharp diplomatic response from Tehran.

In a statement on social media, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Bekayi described the German minister's remarks as 'an ugly distortion of the truth' and likened them to the speeches of the devilish character Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust. Bekayi said, 'The German Foreign Minister's statements about the Strait of Hormuz are utterly shameful.'

Bekayi accused Germany of complicity in military aggression against Iran. He said, 'Germany must be held fully responsible for its complicity in the military aggression against Iran and must bear the heavy price of its active participation in the crime of aggression.'

The Iranian spokesperson added, 'No matter how aggressive a stance the Berlin regime takes, it cannot escape its responsibility for the role it has played in this illegal war and for the war crimes committed against the Iranian people.'

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had earlier claimed in an interview with Handelsblatt newspaper that Iran had 'illegally' mined the Strait of Hormuz, an international shipping route. Wadephul argued that Iran should cover the cost of an international operation to clear the strait of mines, saying, 'In principle, this would be a justified demand. Since we would be compensating for the damage caused by the regime, Iran should pay the bill.'

Source: Sabah

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