For Mental Health problems. Now he is doubling down. Railing against the city calling a corrupt and badly mishandled. Im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. Who will help patrol the seas . Tonight, the u. S. Is followed formerly called on germany and britain to help with the strait of hormuz. It is a straight strategic route for the worlds oil. Relations in the west have jerry rated it a recent series of tanker seizures has only ramped up tensions further. Germanys official line remains that it favors a multinational approach to protecting shipping there. We have coverage tonight from germany and washington, d. C. We want to go to our correspondent in our parliamentary studio and also helena in washington. Good evening. The u. S. Has made a formal request to germany. Has germany offered a reply . Asked we dont have an official reply but we did hear in an age of you earlier today from the vice chancellor in germany. He was sitting in at the Cabinet Meeting for angela merkel. In an