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Lithuania Approves Plans to Send Troops to Security Mission in Hormuz
(MENAFN) Lithuania's State Defense Council has approved the deployment of up to 40 military and civilian defense personnel to an international maritime security mission in the Strait of Hormuz, the president's office announced Monday.
The council formally endorsed sending "up to 40 soldiers and civilian employees of the national defense system" to join allied operations in the strategically critical waterway, according to the statement.
Alongside the deployment approval, the council called on the government to immediately pursue amendments to the existing parliamentary mandate regulating Lithuania's participation in international military operations.
The deployment cannot proceed until it clears a formal vote in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas.
Lithuania signaled it was prepared to go beyond boots on the ground, with the president's office confirming the country stands ready to provide logistical support and open its military infrastructure to allied use at Washington's request.
The backdrop to Monday's announcement traces back to February 28, when the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran, setting off a chain of retaliatory attacks by Tehran against Israel and US allies across the Gulf, and triggering the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire brokered through Pakistani mediation took hold on April 8, though subsequent negotiations in Islamabad failed to yield a durable settlement. US President Donald Trump later extended the truce indefinitely, without setting a fixed expiration date.
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