Interpreters, staff officers and drones are on their way to the Strait of Hormuz to help restore free navigation.
Denmark will contribute to free navigation and send personnel to the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed since the US and Israel launched a war against Iran at the end of February in violation of international law.
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) and Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus (S) have received support in the Foreign Policy Council on Tuesday, according to DR and TV 2.
– There will be an interpreter element, drone capacity, staff officers and a cyber element.
– There are some prerequisites that must be present. But there is no reason to hide the fact that this is not a harmless mission, so we are not going to go into the details, says Jeppe Bruus.
During the meeting, a Danish contribution to the Franco-British-led mission to be deployed at the strait near Iran was discussed to ensure free navigation.
Bruus will not answer how big the Danish contribution in a Franco-British mission is, or “who they are”.
Several countries have sent forces
Lars Løkke Rasmussen adds that the government will now present the Danish contribution as a motion for resolution in the Folketing, so that Denmark’s “allies know our contribution”.
Several countries, including France, have already sent forces towards the Strait of Hormuz, and therefore Denmark must also contribute, according to the foreign minister.
Negotiations are currently underway in Switzerland between the US and Iran to open the strait for the benefit of peace and lower prices for petrol and oil in particular.
According to the Marinetraffic service, a number of ships are in the process of crossing or have passed the strait within the last few hours.
Israel attacked Lebanon on Saturday, killing 16 people, even though the countries entered into a ceasefire on Friday.
Iran said later Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed again. At the weekend, delegations from the United States and Iran arrived for the negotiations.
On the night between Sunday and Monday, the US and Iran, despite public spats, agreed on a road map for a final peace plan.
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