Lithuania to send troops to Strait of Hormuz after US, Iran sign peace deal — president
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda stated that Lithuania will only deploy military and civilian specialists to the international coalition in the Strait of Hormuz after a peace agreement is reached between the United States and Iran. This follows a prior approval by the State Defense Council to deploy 40 personnel, a decision that will now be submitted to the Lithuanian parliament.
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“Lithuania will send its contingent of military and civilian specialists to the international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz only after the United States and Iran sign a peace deal”
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The claim states Lithuania will only send personnel AFTER a peace deal is signed. However, evidence from Delfi EN and LRT shows that President Nausėda has already acknowledged a US invitation to join the coalition and that the State Defense Council has already approved the deployment process. There is no mention of a peace deal as a prerequisite; rather, the deployment is framed as Lithuania acting as a 'responsible ally'.
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— Lithuanian: [ɡʲɪˈtˠɐnˠɐs nˠɐʊˈsʲeːdˠɐ]; born 19 May 1964) is a Lithuanian politician, economist, and banker who is serving as the ninth and incumbent president of Lithuania since 2019. Born in Klaipėd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitanas_Nausėda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitanas_Nausėda
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— Skaisgirytė noted that Lithuania was joining the mission as a "responsible ally".Nausėda said at the end of April that Lithuania had received a US invitation to join the coalition aimed at restoring s…
https://www.delfi.lt/en/politics/lithuania-to-contribute-to-…
https://www.delfi.lt/en/politics/lithuania-to-contribute-to-…
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— President Gitanas Nausėda has said the final scale of Lithuania’s participation will depend on the needs identified by the United States.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2927081/lithuanian-…
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2927081/lithuanian-…
“On May 11, Lithuania’s president-chaired State Defense Council approved the deployment of 40 defense ministry’s military and civilian personnel to an international mission to ensure free passage in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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While the provided evidence from 'Lithuania’s State Defence Council approves sending troops to Hormuz...' confirms the council reached a decision to contribute, the specific number '40' and the date 'May 11' are not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text. The other 'May' results are generic Wikipedia entries about the month.
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— May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May
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— Apr 23, 2026 · Explore the month of May with holidays, the Flower Moon, gardening advice, seasonal recipes, weather forecasts, birth symbols, and fun May traditions.
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-may-holidays-fun-facts…
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— May 1, 2026 · May, the fifth month of the Gregorian Calendar,arrives as spring reaches its peak and nature is in full bloom. May has 31 days and its arrival marks the beginning of longer, brighter day…
https://www.calendarr.com/united-states/the-meaning-of-may-e…
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“According to Lithuania’s Chief of Defense Raimundas Vaiksnoras, Lithuania will send staff officers and demining specialists.”
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LRT explicitly reports that Chief of Defence Raimundas Vaikšnoras stated Lithuania could contribute demining specialists and staff officers to the mission.
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— From 1991, Raimundas Vaikšnoras began his military career as an Intelligence Specialist in the Training Unit of the National Defence Department, taking the Serviceman's Oath on 11th March 1991. He the…
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— Chief of Defence Raimundas Vaikšnoras said Lithuania could contribute demining specialists, staff officers and logistical support to the mission. Following the State Defence Council meeting, Lithuania…
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2927081/lithuanian-…
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2927081/lithuanian-…
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— Tehran says it has agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks "if attacks against Iran are halted".What have US allies and China said about sending ships to the Strait of Hormuz? What was the i…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno
“This issue will now be submitted to the country’s parliament.”
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The source 'Lithuania Offers Troops, Logistical Support For Strait Of Hormuz...' explicitly states that 'A vote in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, will be required before the deployment can go ahead.'
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— To traverse the full length of the strait, ships pass through the territorial waters of Iran and Oman.The Strait of Hormuz is a major route for illicit trade between the Musandam Peninsula, an exclave…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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— According to the president’s office, the council reached its decision after reviewing information and proposals submitted by the Defence Ministry regarding Lithuania’s possible contribution to safegua…
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2925269/lithuania-s…
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2925269/lithuania-s…
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— A vote in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, will be required before the deployment can go ahead. The president’s office added that Lithuania was also prepared to provide logistical support and al…
https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2555778
https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2555778
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