The Netherlands sends minehunter to Mediterranean Sea ahead of possible Hormuz mission

The Royal Netherlands Navy vessel Zr.Ms. Willemstad / photo: MinDef

The Dutch government is taking concrete preparatory steps for a potential military contribution to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, deploying a minehunter to the Mediterranean and outlining broader options for involvement once hostilities between the United States and Iran subside.

How the Dutch Ministry of Defence is pulling back on public information — as government orders removal of sensitive infrastructure data

The Dutch Ministry of Defence is increasingly tightening its grip on publicly available information, as rising geopolitical tensions fuel concerns that even fragmented, open-source data can expose vulnerable military infrastructure, according to insiders in the MoD.

Questions in Dutch parliament over role of Dutch companies in Kushner-Trump resort in Albania

Questions have been raised in the Dutch House of Representatives about the possible involvement of Dutch shell companies in a corruption investigation surrounding a luxury resort in Albania linked to the US president’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.

Dutch PM Jetten expected to apologise to Moluccan community, who were forced to leave Indonesia after World War II

The Dutch cabinet is expected to issue formal apologies to the Moluccan community in the near future for the way they were treated by the Dutch state.

Dutch cabinet plans delegation visit to India about Insiya case

The Dutch government has stepped up diplomatic efforts in the long-running case of the abducted girl Insiya, confirming plans to send a broad delegation to India to advance discussions.