Tensions in the Gulf have reignited a German debate over the country's readiness to take on a larger role in global affairs with critics charging that Berlin should step up its involvement by taking part in a possible naval mission to the region.
Berlin has come under pressure from both the UK and the US to step up its engagement in the Gulf after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month.
But on Tuesday Germany rebuffed a formal Washington request for support, saying it would not contribute to a US-led naval mission in the region.
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