Because of the Iran war?

Nice try.

Germans have been cutting energy use for years. But this has been in direct response to Germany’s brain dead Green energy policies. Fun fact: They have the highest energy costs in Europe (in the world?). See the current German economic meltdown. “Current,” get it?

Survey: Two-thirds of Germans cut energy use in response to Iran war – Some two-thirds of German residents are consciously reducing their energy consumption in response to rising prices linked to the war with Iran, according to a survey published on Monday by comparison portal Verivox.

The representative poll found that 55% of respondents were trying to lower heating costs, while 52% were paying closer attention to electricity use and 56% said they switched off electronic devices instead of leaving them on standby.

Germany demands Iran reopens Hormuz

“And in China a bag of rice fell over.” That’s a German expression for saying that something is banal and unimportant.

German FM, in call with Iranian counterpart, demands Hormuz reopening – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has demanded that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give up its nuclear weapons program in a telephone call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

“I emphasized that Germany supports a negotiated solution,” Wadephul says in a post on X about the call.

Merz says Germany ‘being humiliated’ by German Chancellor

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly said Monday that Germany’s leadership is humiliating Germany with its futile attempts to get the lame-ass country back on track again.

Germany’s economic headaches showing no signs of abating, Merz is doing his damndest to distract German voters’ attention away from his extremely disappointing lack of leadership skill.

2026 was meant to mark a new chapter for Germany but the economy’s “rebound” already looks more than feeble and the built-in opposition (SPD) for which Merz claims he has no alternative (Alternative for Germany anyone?) is the dying tail wagging what remains of a dying CDU/CSU dog.

Possibly, maybe, could be…

But probably not.

Germany news: Ships to head to Med for possible Hormuz role – German Defense Minister Pistorius has said German naval ships will deploy to the Mediterranean. Berlin has pledged support in the Strait of Hormuz, post-war.

Germany has repeatedly said it would help secure traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, once the war is over.

Man oh man Oman sent LNG

To Ger-man-y.

“Deliveries currently unaffected.”

First LNG deliveries from Oman to German firm begin despite Iran war – The first ​deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ‌from Oman to a German company have begun despite the war ​in Iran, said a spokesperson ​for the German state-owned gas ⁠supplier Sefe on Wednesday.

The deliveries ​are currently unaffected by the ​developments in the Gulf region and have commenced as planned, said the ​spokesperson.

German of the day: Tempolimit

That means speed limit.

And that ain’t never gonna happen in Germany. Think banning guns in the USA.

‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis – Driving fast is in ‘the German DNA’, say lovers of the speed-limit free Autobahn, but support in the country for a restriction is growing.

“A rare rebuke of Trump?”

Coming from a German? In Germany?

I’ve never yet heard a German say anything about Donald Trump that wasn’t a rebuke.

German president calls Iran war a disastrous mistake, in rare rebuke of Trump.

This is, by the way, the same German president who went out of his way to celebrate the Iranian revolution – “For a long time, Germany stood firmly by the Iranian regime.”