{"id":217632,"date":"2026-04-05T19:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=217632"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:48:15","slug":"german-foreign-minister-no-evidence-of-mines-in-hormuz-but-shipping-de-facto-halted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=217632","title":{"rendered":"GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER: NO EVIDENCE OF MINES IN HORMUZ BUT SHIPPING &#8216;DE FACTO&#8217; HALTED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates 24\/7 \u2014 German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated on Wednesday that there are currently no indications of naval mines being planted in the Strait of Hormuz, despite the waterway being effectively closed to shipping.Speaking in Qatar during a Middle East tour, Wadephul noted that the strategic chokepoint\u2014located between Iran and Oman\u2014is seeing virtually no maritime traffic due to a lack of adequate protection for vessels in the region.The 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