Germany Signs Provisional LNG Deal With Canada to Cut Russian and Middle East Exposure
🇪🇺 BERLIN — Germany is hedging against Hormuz before the blockade forces the decision. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A provisional Canada LNG deal signals Berlin won't wait for Hormuz resolution — it's pricing in a prolonged blockade. Canadian LNG takes years to scale, so this is a structural hedge, not emergency relief. It also shifts European energy dependency west, reducing Iran's indirect leverage over EU diplomatic positioning on the conflict.
