US EditionEU to discuss bolstering Mideast naval mission amid Iran war turmoil
EU ministers consider expanding Aspides naval mission to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-related disruptions and surging global oil prices, with no consensus yet.
- On Monday, EU foreign ministers demanded more details about President Donald Trump's plan and timeline before backing U.S. warship support for the Persian Gulf, with about seven countries involved, Trump said.
- The war, sparked on Feb. 28, has raised brent crude by more than 40% and disrupted global supply chains as cargo ships are stuck in the Gulf or detour around Africa.
- Kaja Kallas proposed expanding Operation Aspides into the Persian Gulf, while Germany warned 'this war has nothing to do with NATO' and Poland urged proper NATO channels, EU officials said.
- If no agreement among the 27 EU countries emerges, willing states could form a 'coalition of the willing' to act ad hoc, President Trump warned this would be 'very bad for the future of NATO'.
- Migration risks and maritime security needs are shaping EU debate over sending warships, as Operation Aspides could extend despite Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels not joining the conflict.
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says despite U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal for other countries to help police the Hormuz Strait, there is "no appetite" to change the EU's current mission in the region, which consists of a fleet patrolling the Red Sea to protect transiting ships from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group.
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Despite US President Trump's demands, the EU does not want to participate in a possible military operation in the streets of Hormus for the time being. No one wants to be actively involved in this war, said EU High Representative Kallas after a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
While President Trump continues to call on his European colleagues to help him in the fight against Iran, Europe wants nothing more than for the war...
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