🔶 German Foreign Minister: We do not accept the blackmail of Iran and the Houthis from world trade.

🔶 German Foreign Minister: We do not accept the blackmail of Iran and the Houthis from world trade.

Johann Wadpole, the foreign minister of Germany, said before leaving for Istanbul, that his country will not accept that Iran and the Houthis are extorting money from world trade and keeping the supply of energy and fertilizers in the world in trouble.

He called for an end to the attacks on free shipping and the neighboring countries and warned that disrupting the sea lanes, in addition to raising the cost of living, could endanger food security.

Wadpole said: "We all feel the consequences of attacks on the sea lanes; both at the gas station and at the supermarket." He added, in some areas, the lack of timely arrival of agricultural fertilizer could create a risk of famine.

Germany's foreign minister will leave for Turkey on Friday, October 23, to attend the meeting of foreign ministers of eight countries in Istanbul. A meeting to examine shipping security, the Straits of Hormuz crisis, the Houthi attacks and the threat to the transportation of grain in the Black Sea. He is going to talk with Hakan Fidan, his Turkish counterpart, and the foreign ministers of France, Great Britain, Italy, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in Istanbul.

According to Wadhful, the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and shipping, and the escalation of Russian attacks on grain shipments in the Black Sea, require cooperation beyond the usual diplomatic frameworks.

Germany's foreign minister also accused Moscow of knowingly accepting the risk of food shortages in southern countries by launching a ground attack on grain shipments. A situation that he says hurts the poorest people and countries that depend on wheat imports.