USA and UK ask Germans for help...

Which part of "an attack on one is an attack on all" means "join in when America starts a dick waving competition"?

You're obviously out of touch with current events. You should look into what Iran has been doing in the Strait of Hormuz recently before firing off more ignorant takes. I suppose the UK is 'dick waving' too? We all know you're an anti-american hater, no need to shout it anymore, we get it.

Like attacking a Japanese freighter while the Prime Minsiter of Japan was IN Iran discussing trade (an attack he himself said was bogus) or Iran shooting down a US spy drone spying on Iran?

40 years in the making, folks, watch out, the ayatoollughs are finally striking out!

Uhh, yeah, actually - the UK is MASSIVELY dick waving at Iran!

It was Boris Johnson's big innovation when he got into the Secretary of State position: get the UK involved in US-style militaristic dick waving. Now he's Prime Minister. It's a catastrophe.

And the right loves it

OK. Still not Germany's obligation to join in.

Contractually, probably not. Wonder how many German flagged tanker have been harassed.

Who cares? It's Iran. They like a good dick-waving competition as much as the next hypernationalist militarized government, but they do also respond to international pressure to take it to the trade dealing tables. Germany's not in any danger by staying out of it, and nor would we be.

You know very little of Iran.