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Mediterranean on Monday, bound for the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/4/iran-warns-us-to-stay-out-of-hormuz-after-trump-says-us-will-guide-ships). While Berlin has said the vessels would only take part in operations to clear the narrow shipping lane after hostilities ended, the United States
Germany, Norway, South Korea and Australia were among the countries who sent representatives to the meeting, which ended on Thursday. British sources would not confirm if the US participated, though they insisted the Americans were
Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa." Trump ignored questions from reporters about the withdrawal on Friday as he boarded Air Force One in Ocala, Florida, following a rally to tout his economic agenda. Trump made
deployed in Germany. The US president’s [threat to Germany](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/trump-threatens-to-reduce-troop-numbers-in-germany-amid-growing-row-with-nato-allies) came after the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said America was being “humiliated” by Iran. Trump has severely criticised Nato allies