© Sputnik/Brian M. Wilbu
USS Abraham Lincoln and USAF B-52H Stratofortress conducting joint exercises in the Arabian Sea.
Tensions between Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway in the Persian Gulf area, may not only negatively impact Iraq but the Middle East region as a whole, the
special representative of the UN secretary-general for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said.
"What is happening now in the Strait of Hormuz, if things spin out of control, not only will it be an issue between the United States and Iran, it would impact the entire region and, in particular, Iraq", Hennis-Plasschaert said when asked how the tensions between Iran and the United States could affect Iraq.
The matter requires a pragmatic and realistic approach since the impact from a possible escalation of
US-Iran tensions may undermine the progress that Iraq has achieved in terms of post-war recovery over the recent years, according to the special representative.
As for Russia's Security Concept for the Gulf area potentially being an option for stabilizing the situation, Hennis-Plasschaert said that "every call, from whomever, for regional stability and security is to be welcomed".
Last week, Russia unveiled to foreign diplomats in Moscow its new concept for security in the Persian Gulf in response to these rising
tensions.
The concept outlined a system of collaborative security measures through arms control, joint counterterrorism efforts and the removal of foreign military presence in the region as key conditions for stability.
Comment: Germany seriously needs to grow a pair and become sovereign.
See also: