Europe Refuses to Join Middle East War, Weighs Options to Secure Strait of Hormuz

Europe refuses to join Middle East war, weighs options to secure Strait of Hormuz

The European Union is weighing options on how to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open as energy and commodity prices rise in the third week of war between Iran, Israel and the United States. The bloc's foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels this Monday after US President Donald Trump asked allies — including France, China, Japan, South Korea and Britain — to help secure the strait for global shipping.

Trump says unclear if Iran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'dead or not'

Speaking in the East Room of the White House, Trump said that the “powerful military campaign” in Iran is continuing and that all of Iran’s military has been “obliterated.”

Top EU diplomat to Trump: Europe exploring ways to secure Strait of Hormuz

But some EU countries are pushing back on Trump’s threat to NATO if they don’t help clear the strait.

Gabe Evans Cheerleads Relentlessly While Iran War Deteriorates

It’s day 16 of the war on Iran, launched after President Donald Trump decided in his infinite wisdom that negotiations with that country over its nuclear weapons program weren’t going well enough to deserve the “President of Peace” treatment, initially with the stated goal of regime change but now unclear as the Iranian regime shows […]

Trump Urges Allies To Deploy Warships To Secure Strait Of Hormuz As Iran Escalates Attacks On Key Energy Routes

Image Credits: Wikipedia U.S. President Donald Trump has urged allied nations to help secure the Strait of Hormuz after Iran intensified attacks across the Gulf. The narrow waterway between Iran and Oman carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments. Any disruption to traffic through the strait can affect energy supplies worldwide and push oil prices higher. Trump called on several countries to send naval forces to help keep the passage…