German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for a swift end to the war in Iran and warned of the risk of the conflict escalating.
At the same time, Steinmeier emphasized that this war “was launched on dubious grounds under international law.” He also considers the military conflict to be politically disastrous.
“And a further escalation of the war would be just as disastrous, for which we have indeed seen many signs in recent days,” Steinmeier said on Monday in Panama City, the first stop on a five-day tour of Latin America.
According to the information available, Iran has very extensive capabilities to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz over the long term using low-intensity military means, Steinmeier pointed out.
“We should therefore bring the hostilities to an end as soon as possible and, above all, work towards this with all parties involved,” the German head of state asserted.
He recalled that, as foreign minister, he had helped to eliminate the threat from Iran through political means.
This had been achieved with the Iran nuclear deal reached in 2015 by Iran and China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.
“And then President (Donald) Trump withdrew from this agreement during his first term in office,” he added.