BERLIN: German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius ​said on Thursday that his country was prepared to help secure any peace ‌agreement ‌between ​the ‌United ⁠States ​and Iran.

“We are ready ⁠to secure any peace,” Pistorius said during a meeting with ⁠Australian Defense ‌Minister ‌Richard Marles.

“If ​it ‌comes to ‌a point where we have a ceasefire we ‌will discuss every kind of operation ⁠to ⁠secure the peace and especially the freedom of navigation in the Hormuz Strait,” he said, without giving details.